The pearl rush in Aru, 1916; A case study in writing commodity history in Southeast Asia

<p>While the long history of “commerce” in Southeast Asia is well studied, less examination has been made of the histories of capitalism, particularly in terms of the encounters that took place around commodities. This article provides a translation and analysis of a description of Dobo on Aru...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Adrian Vickers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Indonesia 2019-09-01
Series:Wacana: Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia
Subjects:
aru
Online Access:http://wacana.ui.ac.id/index.php/wjhi/article/view/801