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Online-Ressource (281 p)
ISBN:
9780773525153
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For centuries the Straits of Malacca, a narrow waterway between the Malay peninsula and the island of Sumatra, has been both a major conduit for long distance trade between Asia and the West and one of the most dangerous areas for commercial shipping.
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""Contents""; ""Maps and Figures""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Preface""; ""Note on Nomenclature and Spelling of Place Names""; ""Acronyms""; ""The Straits of Malacca in the Monsoon Trade System: A Conceptual Overview""; ""1 The Geographic Importance of the Straits of Malacca""; ""2 Monsoonal Circulation and Revolutions in Shipping and Navigation""; ""3 Economic-Geographic Concepts of Long- Distance Trade, Spatial Duopoly, and Network Structures""; ""4 Concepts and Perspectives from Political Economy""; ""5 Practical Incentives and the Organization of Early Long- Distance Trade""
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""The Role of the Straits of Malacca as a Trade Gateway""""6 Asian-European Trading Systems in the Greco- Roman Era: The Beginnings of Monsoon Trade""; ""7 Monsoon Trade in the Early Fifteenth Century: The Empire of Melaka ( Malacca) and Its Precursors""; ""8 The Portuguese Trading System in Monsoon Asia""; ""9 The Dutch Trading System and HollandÃŒs Ascendancy in the Straits of Malacca""; ""10 The British East India Company Trading System""; ""11 Contemporary Trading Systems: Japan, Oil, and the Straits of Malacca""; ""The Gate-Keepers""
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""12 Controlling Transit Trade: The Entrepot of Melaka""""13 The Founding of British Penang ( Pulau Pinang)""; ""14 The Rise of Singapore as a Global Entrepot""; ""15 Changing Local Hinterlands and Products in the Straits Region: Sumatran Trade""; ""16 Local Trade Hinterlands and Products on the Malay Coast of the Straits""; ""Running the Gauntlet: The Straits of Malacca as a Trade and Shipping Bottleneck""; ""17 Natural Hazards and Navigation in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore""; ""18 Piracy in the Straits of Malacca and Surrounding Seas""
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""19 Twentieth-Century Military Conflicts in the Straits Area""""20 Traffic Congestion, Hazardous Cargoes, and Pollution in the Straits in the Contemporary Period""; ""The Future""; ""21 Twenty-first-Century Trade and Globalization: The Asia- Pacific region""; ""22 Emerging Roles of the Straits in Global and Regional Commerce""; ""Conclusion""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780773570870
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780773525153
Additional Edition:
Print version Straits of Malacca : Gateway or Gauntlet?
Language:
English
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