Empire of the winds : the global role of Asia's great archipelago / Philip Bowring.
Empire of the winds : the global role of Asia's great archipelago / Philip Bowring.
Empire of the winds : the global role of Asia's great archipelago / Philip Bowring.
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Publisher
London : I.B. Tauris, 2019.
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G 2019/3668
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English
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Physical content
xviii, 317 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Child of a crowned parent -- Nusantaria's defining features and early people -- To Babylon and back -- Ghosts of early empires -- Culture from India, goods from China -- Srivijaya: vanished Great Mandala --Java takes centre stage -- Tamil tigers of trade -- Champa: master of the East Sea -- Malagasy...
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Publisher
London : I.B. Tauris, 2019.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2019.
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Summary
Nusantaria encompasses the lands and shores created by the melting of the ice following the last ice age. These have long been primarily the domain of the Austronesian-speaking peoples and their seafaring traditions. Despite many changes over the centuries, Nusantaria retains a common history and deep linguistic and cultural roots. In this book, Ph...
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Empire of the winds : the global role of Asia's great archipelago / Philip Bowring.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-298) and index.
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G 2019/3668
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74VKVeyKwz0X
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVeyKwz0X
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ISBN
9781788314466
1788314468
DDC
959.8
MMS ID
991024257516402626
