Singapore & The Silk Road of the Sea, 1300-1800 - Hardcover

Miksic, John N.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 997169574X ISBN 13: 9789971695743

Publisher: Singapore Univ Pr, 2013

Synopsis

Beneath the modern skyscrapers of Singapore lie the remains of a much older trading port, prosperous and cosmopolitan and a key node in the maritime Silk Road. This book synthesizes 25 years of archaeological research to reconstruct the 14th-century port of Singapore in greater detail than is possible for any other early Southeast Asian city.

The picture that emerges is of a port where people processed raw materials, used money, and had specialized occupations. Within its defensive wall, the city was well organized and prosperous, with a cosmopolitan population that included residents from China, other parts of Southeast Asia, and the Indian Ocean. Fully illustrated, with more than 300 maps and color photos, 'Singapore and the Silk Road of the Sea' presents Singapore's history in the context of Asia's long-distance maritime trade in the years between 1300 and 1800: it amounts to a dramatic new understanding of Singapore's pre-colonial past.

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About the Author

John N. Miksic is Associate Professor, Southeast Asian Studies at the National University of Singapore, and Head of the NSC Archaeology Unit, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies.

Edition details

• Publisher: Singapore Univ Pr
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 997169574X
• ISBN 13: 9789971695743
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 491