Secret Trades, Porous Borders - Smuggling and States Along a Southeast Asian Frontier, 1865-1915

Klappentext Over the course of the half century from 1865 to 1915, the British and Dutch delineated colonial spheres, in the process creating new frontiers. This book analyzes the development of these frontiers in Insular Southeast Asia as well as the accompanying smuggling activities of the opium traders, currency runners, and human traffickers who pierced such newly drawn borders with growing success. The book presents a history of the evolution of this 3000-km frontier, and then inquires into the smuggling of contraband: who smuggled and why, what routes were favored, and how effectively the British and Dutch were able to enforce their economic, moral, and political will. Examining the history of states and smugglers playing off one another within a hidden but powerful economy of forbidden cargoes, the book also offers new insights into the modern political economies of Southeast Asia. Zusammenfassung Over the course of the half century from 1865 to 1915, the British and Dutch delineated colonial spheres, in the process creating new frontiers. This book analyzes the development of these frontiers in Insular Southeast Asia, and the smuggling activities of the opium traders, and currency runners, who pierced such newly drawn borders with success.

Product details

• Authors: Eric Tagliacozzo, Tagliacozzo Eric
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.02.2009
• EAN: 9780300143300
• ISBN: 978-0-300-14330-0
• No. of pages: 456
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 235 mm x 32 mm
• Series: Yale Historical Publications; Yale Historical Publications Series; Yale Historical Publications Series; Yale Historical Publications
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / Asia / Southeast Asia, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, South East Asia, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Asian History, C 1900 - C 1914, c 1900 to c 1909