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Empire of the winds : the global role of Asia's great archipelago /
"Nusantaria ?́" often referred to as 'Maritime Southeast Asia' ?́" is the world's largest archipelago and has, for centuries, been a vital cultural and trading hub. Nusantara, a Sanskrit, then Malay, word referring to an island realm, is here adapted to become Nusantari...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
I.B. Tauris,
2019.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- List of Maps and Illustrations
- Glossary
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1. Child of a Drowned Parent
- 2. Nusantaria's Defining Features and Early People
- 3. To Babylon and Back
- 4. Ghosts of Early Empires
- 5. Culture from India, Goods from China
- 6. Srivijaya: Vanished Great Mandala
- 7. Java Takes Centre Stage
- 8. Tamil Tigers of Trade
- 9. Champa: Master of the East Sea
- 10. Malagasy Genes and African Echoes
- 11. China Raises its Head
- 12. The Majapahit Good Life
- 13. Tremble and Obey: the Zheng He Voyages
- 14. Nails, Dowels and Improbable Ships
- 15. Malay Melaka's Lasting Legacy
- 16. The Northern Outliers
- 17. Islam's Great Leap East
- 18. Nusantaria: Holed near the Waterline
- 19. Barangays and Baybayin
- 20. Makassar, Bugis and Freedom of the Seas
- 21. Where Kings Reign but Priests Rule
- 22. The Sulu Factor: Trading, Raiding, Slaving
- 23. Nusantaria's Existential Crisis
- 24. Labour, Capital, Kongsi: The Power of the Chinese
- 25. High Noon of Occupation
- 26. Empty Lands No Longer
- 27. Freedom, Fears and the Future
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index