232 Navigating the Asian Maritime World with Eric Tagliacozzo

The Weird History Podcast by Joe Streckert

Jul 11, 202242:58Society & Culture

Eric Tagliacozzo is a professor of history at Cornell University, and his new book In Asian Waters: Oceanic Worlds From Yemen to Yokohama outlines five centuries of maritime history in the Asian world. In this wide-rangi...

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