Description
The irrepressible power of the Eurasian core over the centuries explains much of the development of civilizations founded on the fringes - and its edges to the west, the east and the south. Most significantly, what is recognised as The Global Age today, is seen as the latest result of these conflicts between core and edge leading at the Atlantic fringe to human mastery of the sea - in military and mercantile terms. In effect, human history, which had for centuries been configured by continental dynamics, has only quite recently established a new dimension to counteract these. In summary, Wang Gungwu argues convincingly that "The Global is Maritime".
Book Information
ISBN 9789814519854
Author Ooi Kee Beng
Format Paperback
Page Count 277
Imprint Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Publisher Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Weight(grams) 339g