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The Straits of Malacca: Gateway or Gauntlet? Book

Casting a broad net across several disciplines particularly geography and political economy Donald Freeman examines the significance of the Straits of Malacca as both a trade gateway and a choke-point that has forced generations of sailors to run the gauntlet.Read More

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    The Straits of Malacca is one of the world's busiest, yet most hazardous, shipping channels. Casting a broad net across several disciplines, particularly geography and political economy, Donald Freeman examines the significance of the Straits as a...

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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. Casting a broad net across several disciplines, particularly geography and political economy, Donald Freeman examines the significance of the Straits as both a trade gateway and a choke-point that has forced generations of sailors to "run the gauntlet." Rather than the more conventional historical-narrative approach, he offers an innovative adoption of an interdisciplinary, analytical perspective through his use of detailed case studies of trading systems and shipping hazards.

  • 0773525157
  • 9780773525153
  • Donald Freeman
  • 31 July 2003
  • McGill-Queen's University Press
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 288
  • illustrated edition
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