This comprehensive history provides a fresh interpretation of Southeast Asia from 100 to 1500, when major social and economic developments foundational to modern societies took place on the mainland (Burma, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam) and the island world (Indonesia, Malays…
New Business in India is focused on how to enter the Indian domestic market, which is currently growing at nearly 10% per annum. The book is important as it is based on first-hand experience and real insights into the market in India, establishing a company and business, and dev…
"In Pink Globalization, Christine R. Yano examines the creation and rise of Hello Kitty as a part of Japanese Cute-Cool culture. Yano argues that the international popularity of Hello Kitty is one aspect of what she calls pink globalization--the spread of goods and images labele…
"This study analyses the dynamics between the non-Muslim merchant elites of Ankara and Izmir (mostly Greeks and Armenians) and their European competitors in the eighteenth century, particularly the mohair trade in Ankara, and Ottoman infiltration of the Dutch trade between Amste…
This study on the Canton and Macao merchants advances our understanding of the rise and development of international commercial networks. The book presents new information about the Canton and Macao merchants and provides fresh insights into the role China played in the rise of …
Based on the diary of an 18th-century Russian provincial merchant, this book presents a revealing portrait of Russia's little-known commercial class. It challenges the stereotypes of Russian merchants as tradition-bound and narrow-minded and offers important new insights into th…
"Merchant networks generated trade and the exchange of goods between the cities of early modern Europe. Such networks were fundamental in the spread of cultural artefacts and practice, as well as leading to migration between the cities. This collection of essays applies network …
Using untapped archival sources from Britain, France and America, Talbott presents a comparative view of British relations with France over the long seventeenth century.
Britain's Place in the World examines the establishment and effectiveness of import controls, particularly quotas. Placing quotas back in the centre of British history, Milward and Brennan make some radical claims for Britain's economic performance in a global context. Looking i…
