Routledge Studies in the Maritime History of Asia is a series encompassing all aspects of Maritime History that touches upon Asia, including:
If you have a book you'd like to propose for this series, please contact Clarissa Lim in Routledge's Singapore Editorial office on [email protected] .
By Indra Alverdian
August 02, 2024
Alverdian explores how a distinct national character of maritime governance enables Indonesia to go beyond an archipelagic to a ‘maritime’ character, focusing on political culture and connecting previous studies on historical changes and geopolitical contexts. The main theme of this research is the...
By Scott C.M. Bailey
December 01, 2023
Bailey describes how the Sea of Okhotsk area became integrated into a world system of economic and cultural ties between the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries. This happened primarily because of maritime explorations, travel, and trade, which led to increased connections with both Russia and ...
By Cuauhtémoc Villamar
May 31, 2023
Villamar examines the role of Portuguese merchants in the formation of the Manila Galleon as a system of trade founded at the end of the sixteenth century. The rise of Manila as a crucial transshipment port was not a spontaneous incident. Instead, it came about through a complex combination of ...