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Asia’s Unlikely Champions of Free Trade
International Relations
October 30, 2017

Asia’s Unlikely Champions of Free Trade

Free trade was key to the rise of the mighty seafaring kingdoms of Southeast Asia, where a cultural predilection for pluralism, individual liberty and the primacy of contracts played an instrumental role.

The Line Ep.10: Free Trade in the Chinese Era
The Line Podcast
February 19, 2017

The Line Ep.10: Free Trade in the Chinese Era

Durand and Wallace drew the map of modern Asia. They know the place. And then there’s Gibson: a liberally-educated, middle-aged frog, climbing out of her tropical well. In this…

Trop Picks: Camphor
The Jungle
August 6, 2016

Trop Picks: Camphor

In this age of H&M, those of us brought up on cheap, mass-manufactured widgets will probably never know the pleasure of living with artisanal…

Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Material Culture
November 8, 2015

Rime of the Ancient Mariner

Design secrets of the Arab dhow plying the Arabian and Indian Ocean trade routes and transporting goods and ideas across the world for millennia.

Vlisco: A Bit of Java in Africa
International Relations
April 15, 2015

Vlisco: A Bit of Java in Africa

It is a little known fact that these “African” cloths are not from Africa at all, but have their origins in Indonesia and are manufactured in Holland by a Dutch company called Vlisco for export to Africa.

Arikamedu: A Bit of Ancient Rome in India
International Relations
April 9, 2015

Arikamedu: A Bit of Ancient Rome in India

In Arikamedu, near Pondicherry in South India (of Life of Pi fame), one can find the ruins of a Roman trading settlement dating from the first century C. E.

The Jews of Chennai
International Relations
March 31, 2015

The Jews of Chennai

In a hundred short years, the Jews of Chennai changed the course of world history forever.

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