Pacific Centuries - Pacific and Pacific Rim Economic History Since the 16th Century

This book provides an overview of five centuries of Pacific and Pacific Rim economic and trade history, making it a valuable contribution to understanding of the increasing global importance of this region.

Sommario

Introduction: Pacific Centuries Emerging 1. Spanish Profitability in the Pacific: The Philippines in the 16th and 17th Centuries Dennis O. Flynn and Arturo Giralez 2. The Great Silk Exchange: How the World was Connected and Developed Debin Ma 3. Islands in the Rim: Ecology and History in and around the Pacific, 1521-1996 John R. McNeill 4. Maritime Trade and the Agro-ecology of South China Robert B. Marks 5. Rice is a Luxury, Not a Necessity: The Sources of Asian Growth A.J.H. Latham Gold Rushes and the Trans-Pacific Wheat Trade: California and Australia, 1848 to 1857 James Gerber 7. American Trade Dollars in Nineteenth Century China David J. St. Clair 8. Alfred Crosby's Ecological Imperialism Reconsidered: A Case Study of European Settlement and Environmental Change on the Pacific Rim Warwick Frost 9. Economic Motivations for China-United States Rapproachment in 1971 Lori Warner 10. Migration and Perceptions of Identity: The Case of Singapore and Malaysian Perceptions of the Australian Identity (1966-1996) Kevin Blackburn

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Dennis O. Flynn, Lionel Frost, A.J.H. Latham

Riassunto

This book provides an overview of five centuries of Pacific and Pacific Rim economic and trade history, making it a valuable contribution to understanding of the increasing global importance of this region.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Con la collaborazione di: Dennis O Flynn (Editore), Dennis O. Flynn (Editore), Lionel Frost (Editore), Frost Lionel (Editore), A J H Latham (Editore), A. J. H. Latham (Editore), A.J.H. Latham (Editore)
• Editore: Taylor and Francis
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 17.12.1998
• EAN: 9780415184311
• ISBN: 978-0-415-18431-1
• Pagine: 272
• Peso: 385 g
• Illustrazioni: Tabellen, schwarz-weiss
• Serie: Routledge Explorations in Economic History
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Economia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, HISTORY / Australia & New Zealand, HISTORY / Oceania, Economic history, Australasian & Pacific history, South Pacific, Australasian and Pacific history, North Pacific