Anmerkungen:
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Beschreibung:
This insightful book draws upon a wide range of disciplines--political economy, geography and international relations--to examine how Asia has returned to its central position in the world economy
pt. 1. Two models of expansion without borders : the European Mediterraneans -- pt. 2. Early outlines of an Asian Mediterranean : the predominance of tributary trade -- pt. 3. The overlapping of Western and Asian trading networks -- pt. 4. The arena of re-globalisation : the second birth of the Asian Mediterranean -- pt. 5. The Asian Mediterranean and the challenges to state sovereignty