One tiger seems to be almost able to grab the foot of the last monkey scrabbling up the tree. To make it a bit more dramatic I oriented it vertically. I hope that means there is an extra long pause at that page so that we wonder what might happen. Will the poor monkey manage to e...
The rapid pace of growth in global trade has arguably been more important for Asia than any other region. The transformation in Asia since the Second World War has been remarkable, starting with Japan and followed in quick succession by the “tiger” econo...
Tamil literature describes Kaverippumppattinam as an important trade port on the Coromandel coast with a huge warehouse; the king’s tiger emblem was stamped on incoming and outgoing goods to certify payment of duty. Kenneth Hall,Maritime trade and state development in early Southeast Asia, p.34...