Singapore and the Silk Road of the Sea, 1300-1800 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9789971695583)

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 colour 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.

Author: John N. Miksic
ISBN-10: 9971695588
ISBN-13: 9789971695583
Publisher: NUS Press
Language: English
Published: 09/30/2013
Pages: 440
Format: Paperback
Weight: 2.10lbs
Size: 10.00h x 6.70w x 1.20d