The Straits of Malacca : gateway or gauntlet? /

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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.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Freeman, Donald B. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©2003.
Subjects:
Coastwise shipping > Malacca, Strait of > History.
Trade routes > Malacca, Strait of.
Transports maritimes côtiers > Malacca, Détroit de > Histoire.
Routes commerciales > Malacca, Détroit de.
Malacca, Détroit de > Commerce > Histoire.
TRANSPORTATION > Ships & Shipbuilding > Pictorial.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Commerce.
Coastwise shipping
Commerce
Trade routes
Geopolitik
Handelsschifffahrt
Geschichte
Malacca, Strait of > Commerce > History.
Indian Ocean > Strait of Malacca
Malakkastraße
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Description
Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxiv, 249 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-244) and index.
ISBN:9780773570870
077357087X
1282860984
9781282860988
9786612860980
6612860987

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