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On the Edge of the Banda Zone : Past and Present in the Social Organization of a Moluccan Trading Network /

The impact of the Indonesian spice trade on global and, more particularly, European history has been widely acknowledged. Although more recent studies have gone beyond the preoccupation with the colonial relationship to provide a more "Asiacentric" view, On the Edge of the Banda Zone is th...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Ellen, Roy (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press, [2003]
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • A Note on Spelling
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Archipelagic Southeast Seram
  • 3. A Conjectured History: The Origins of a Trading Zone
  • 4. The Political Economy of a Conradian Space
  • 5. Southeast Seram and the Papuas
  • 6. Boats and Boat Handling
  • 7. The Structure of Contemporary Trading Networks
  • 8. The Social Instruments of Trade in Late Twentieth-Century Seram
  • 9. Traders, Migration, and Ethnicity
  • 10. Conclusion
  • Appendixes
  • Notes
  • Works Cited
  • Index
  • About the Author