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Science Geography

Straits of Malacca

Gateway or Gauntlet?

by (author) Donald B. Freeman

Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press
Initial publish date
Apr 2003
Category
Geography, Commerce
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    ISBN
    9780773570870
    Publish Date
    Apr 2003
    List Price
    $110.00

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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.

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Department of Geography, York University

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