Spirits and Ships : Cultural Transfers in Early Monsoon Asia /

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This volume seeks to foreground a "borderless" history and geography of South, Southeast, and East Asian littoral zones that would be maritime-focused, and thereby explore the ancient connections and dynamics of interaction that favoured the encounters among the cultures found throughout t...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Project Muse
Other Authors: Acri, Andrea, 1981- (Editor), Blench, R. (Editor), Landmann, Alexandra (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Singapore : ISEAS, 2017.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Civilization.
International relations.
Asia.
Asie > Civilisation.
Asie > Relations.
Asia > Civilization.
Asia > Relations.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:This volume seeks to foreground a "borderless" history and geography of South, Southeast, and East Asian littoral zones that would be maritime-focused, and thereby explore the ancient connections and dynamics of interaction that favoured the encounters among the cultures found throughout the region stretching from the Indian Ocean littorals to the Western Pacific, from the early historical period to the present. Transcending the artificial boundaries of macro-regions and nation-states, and trying to bridge the arbitrary divide between (inherently cosmopolitan) "high" cultures (e.g. Sanskritic,
Physical Description:1 online resource (577 pages).
ISBN:9789814762779

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