Trade routes

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"Oceanic Histories is the first comprehensive account of world history focused not on the land but viewed through the 70% of the Earth's surface covered by water. Leading historians trace the history of the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic Oceans and seas, from the Arctic and the B…

"The Straits of Malacca is one of the world's busiest, yet most hazardous, shipping channels. Casting a broad net across several disciplines, particularly geography and political economy, Donald Freeman examines the significance of the Straits as a shipping channel. Rather than …

"The Straits of Malacca is one of the world's busiest, yet most hazardous, shipping channels. Casting a broad net across several disciplines, particularly geography and political economy, Donald Freeman examines the significance of the Straits as a shipping channel. Rather than …

For centuries the Straits of Malacca, a narrow waterway between the Malay peninsula and the island of Sumatra, has been both a major conduit for long distance trade between Asia and the West and one of the most dangerous areas for commercial shipping.