Margins of the Market

Trafficking and Capitalism across the Arabian Sea

Johan Mathew

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English

University of California Press
10 May 2016

Asian history; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; International trade; Economic history

Series: California World History Library

What is the relationship between trafficking and free trade? Is trafficking the perfection or the perversion of free trade? Trafficking occurs thousands of times each day at borders throughout the world, yet we have come to perceive it as something quite extraordinary. How did this happen, and what role does trafficking play in capitalism? To answer these questions, Johan Mathew traces the hidden networks that operated across the Arabian Sea in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Following the entangled history of trafficking and capitalism, he explores how the Arabian Sea reveals the gaps that haunt political borders and undermine economic models. Ultimately, he shows how capitalism was forged at the margins of the free market, where governments intervened, and traffickers turned a profit.

By: Johan Mathew
Imprint: University of California Press
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: 24
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 408g
ISBN: 9780520288553
ISBN 10: 0520288556
Series: California World History Library
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 10 May 2016
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Note on Terms and Transliteration Introduction 1. Commoditizing Transport 2. Trafficking Labor 3. Disarming Commerce 4. Neutralizing Money 5. Valorizing Markets Conclusion Abbreviations Used in Notes Notes Bibliography Index

Johan Mathew is Assistant Professor of History and Economics at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

Reviews for Margins of the Market: Trafficking and Capitalism across the Arabian Sea

"""This remarkable book combines rare conceptual imagination with rigorous and empirical scholarship. It is wonderfully written, with all the makings of a classic."" * Economic and Political Weekly *"