Straits of Malacca
Gateway or Gauntlet?
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press
- Initial publish date
- Apr 2003
- Category
- Commerce
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9780773570870
- Publish Date
- Apr 2003
- List Price
- $95.00
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Description
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.
About the author
Department of Geography, York University