History Without Borders: The Making of an Asian World Region (1000-1800)

by Geoffrey C. Gunn

Astride the historical maritime silk routes linking India to China, premodern East and Southeast Asia can be viewed as a global region in the making over a long period. Intense Asian commerce in spices, silks, and ceramics placed the region in the forefront of global economic history prior to the age of imperialism. Alongside the correlated silver trade among Japanese, Europeans, Muslims, and others, China's age-old tributary trade networks provided...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9888083341
• ISBN13: 9789888083343
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.1" x 9.1"