Empire of the winds : the global role of Asia's great archipelago /
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 de...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
I.B. Tauris,
[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, Phillip Bowring provides a history of the world's largest and most important archipelago and its adjacent coasts. He tells the story of the peoples and lands located at this crucial maritime and cultural crossroads, from its birth following the last ice age to today. |
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| Physical Description: | xviii, 317 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates (some color) : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1788314468 9781788314466 |