History without borders the making of an asian w orld region 1000 1800 does just that it seeks to uncover the underlying unity to east and southeast asia the crossover elements in . History without borders the making of an asian world region 1000 1800 geoffrey c gunn hong kong university press aug 1 2011 history 444 pages 0 reviews astride the historical maritime silk routes linking india to china premodern east and southeast asia can be viewed as a global region in the making over a long period intense asian commerce in spices silks and ceramics placed . To cite this article greg bankoff 2015 history without borders the making of an asian world region 1000 1800 asian studies review 393 539 540 doi 101080 1035782320151054915. The world region that emerged out of the first globalization has obviously made its mark on the present day globalized world such economic triumph however has not come without costs rising income disparities regional growth imbalances major ecological damage and the exhaustion of natural resources the region is still subject to hiccups in the global economy the asian . Astride the historical maritime silk routes linking india to china premodern east and southeast asia can be viewed as a global region in the making over a long period intense asian commerce in spices silks and ceramics placed the region at the forefront of global economic history prior to the age of imperialism alongside the correlated silver trade among japanese europeans muslims and