Historical Non Fiction The Millennium Maritime Trade Revolution 700-1700: How Asia Lost Maritime Supremacy
How Asian maritime supremacy unravelled between 700 and 1700 AD — and why continental politics was the weapon that destroyed it.
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AUTHOR
Nick Collins
- Language
- English
- Theme and Category
- Historical Non Fiction
- Books
- 2 Published
- Formats
- Paperback
- Readers
About the Author
-:ABOUT THE AUTHOR:- NICK COLLINS read history at Magdalene College Cambridge. Ignoring suggestions of continuing academic research for a career in maritime trade, he joined H.Clarkons and Co, now Clarkson Platou, the world's largest shipping services company. He was a director of subsidiaries in Research, Asia, India, the USA, was MD in Singapore, COO in Dubai and wrote 'The Essential Guide to Chartering and the Dry Freight Market.' He has done business throughout the world with many large companies. He brings practical knowledge and experience to academic research to produce a unique work. Shortlisted for the Mountbatten Maritime History Award 2022 "I am utterly astonished by it...clearly a most important work...the control of detail is remarkable...most enlightening." Dr Ronald Hyam "Well written, informative and engaging. I regard it as essential reading on Ancient Indian history." Prof DAP Sharma "Remarkable and fascinating...History with a capital H...the author's capacity to make effective use of archaeological and scientific data, alongside the economic, cultural and linguistic is impressive...a remarkable achievement well worth investigating." Prof Geoffrey Till "An epic tome...ambitious in scale but accessibly written." Nautilus International
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-:ABOUT THE AUTHOR:- NICK COLLINS read history at Magdalene College Cambridge. Ignoring suggestions of continuing academic research for a career in maritime trade, he joined H.Clarkons and Co, now Clarkson Platou, the world's largest shipping services company. He was a director of subsidiaries in Research, Asia, India, the USA, was MD in Singapore, COO in Dubai and wrote 'The Essential Guide to Chartering and the Dry Freight Market.' He has done business throughout the world with many large companies. He brings practical knowledge and experience to academic research to produce a unique work. Shortlisted for the Mountbatten Maritime History Award 2022 "I am utterly astonished by it...clearly a most important work...the control of detail is remarkable...most enlightening." Dr Ronald Hyam "Well written, informative and engaging. I regard it as essential reading on Ancient Indian history." Prof DAP Sharma "Remarkable and fascinating...History with a capital H...the author's capacity to make effective use of archaeological and scientific data, alongside the economic, cultural and linguistic is impressive...a remarkable achievement well worth investigating." Prof Geoffrey Till "An epic tome...ambitious in scale but accessibly written." Nautilus International
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Books by Nick Collins
Historical Non Fiction How Maritime Trade And The Indian Subcontinent Sharped The Word: Ice Age to Mid-Eighth Century
Maritime trade from the Ice Age to the 8th century, with India at the centre of the world's oldest long-distance connections.
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