ABSTRACT
Starting with the 16th century trade of Latin American silver and Chinese silk, leading researchers trace the economic, environmental and social history of the Pacific region. Chapters examine the trade of diverse commodities within the Pacific and analyse the ecological and social impacts of this increasing economic activity. The strong Chinese ma
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|15 pages
SPANISH PROFITABILITY IN THE PACIFIC
The Philippines in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries
chapter 8|17 pages
ALFRED CROSBY’S ECOLOGICAL IMPERIALISM RECONSIDERED
A case study of European settlement and environmental change on the Pacific Rim
chapter 10|27 pages
MIGRATION AND PERCEPTIONS OF IDENTITY
The case of Singapore and Malaysian perceptions of the Australian identity, 1966–96
