Asian Trade Routes. Continental and Maritime.

Haellquist, Karl Reinhold (editor)

ISBN 10: 0700702121 / ISBN 13: 9780700702121

Published by Curzon Press. Scandinavian Institute of Asian Studies, London, 1991

About this Item

Very good paperback copy. xi, 292pp.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Asian Trade Routes. Continental and Maritime.
• Publisher: Curzon Press. Scandinavian Institute of Asian Studies, London
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0700702121
• ISBN 13: 9780700702121
• Binding: Paper
• Condition: Very Good
• Book Type: Book

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Synopsis

First Published in 2004. These essays deal with the Western penetration of Asia from the earliest times to the recent past in the quest for trade, and by means of opening up routes and communications to bridge East and West, thereby influencing societies, economies and cultures. The relevant sections cover West Asia, Central Asia and Afghanistan, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and East Asia.

About the Author

Karl Reinhold Haellquist, a Senior Research Fellow at the Scandinavian (Nordic) Institute of Asian Studies, Copenhagen, also heads the information unit of the Institute.