{"title":"Archaeology","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"singapore-and-the-silk-road-of-the-sea-1300-1800","title":"Singapore and the Silk Road of the Sea, 1300-1800","description":"\u003cp class=\"authorList\"\u003eBy John N. Miksic\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWinner - Singapore History Prize 2018\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShortlist - \u003cstrong\u003eICAS Book Prize 2015 for the Best Study in the Humanities. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cscript type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/books.google.com\/books\/previewlib.js\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003cscript type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003e\/\/ \u003c![CDATA[\nGBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup('ISBN:9789971695583');\n\/\/ ]]\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"MainDescript\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeneath 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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, \u003cem\u003eSingapore and the Silk Road of the Sea\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"...an important study for future generations of Singaporeans, Southeast Asian historians and archaeologists, Miksic's commitment in uncovering archaeological evidence has allowed him to prove beyond doubt that ancient Singapore served as one of the most important maritime centres in the region.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMohamed Effendy, \u003c\/strong\u003eNational University of Singapore\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"John Miksic's \u003cem\u003eSingapore \u0026amp; the Silk Road of the Sea, 1300-1800\u003c\/em\u003e is a must-have for anyone interested in history, archaeology, social and cultural anthropology of Singapore and Southeast Asia as a whole.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003eAnton O. Zakharov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e“a splendid new book...” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBanyan, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn N. Miksic\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor in the Department of Southeast Asian Studies at the National University of Singapore. He was the first Head of the Archaeology unit, Nalanda-Sriwijaya Center at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. His other works published by NUS Press include \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/nuspress.nus.edu.sg\/products\/philippine-ancestral-gold\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ePhilippine Ancestral Gold\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/nuspress.nus.edu.sg\/products\/earthenware-in-southeast-asia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eEarthenware in Southeast Asia\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003ePublication Year: 2013\u003cbr\u003e520 pages, 257mm x 157mm\u003cbr\u003eIllustrated with more than 300 maps and colour photographs\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \u003cspan class=\"ISBN\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ISBN\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-9971-69-558-3\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eHardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ISBN\"\u003eISBN: 978-9971-69-574-3\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"imprint\"\u003eNUS Press and the National Museum of Singapore\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"NUS Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":1245114288,"sku":"9789971695583","price":58.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":1245114284,"sku":"9789971695743","price":68.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0739\/9743\/products\/Singapore_and_the_Silk_Road_Front_Cover.jpg?v=1466486661"}],"url":"https:\/\/nuspress.nus.edu.sg\/collections\/archaeology-1.oembed","provider":"NUS Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}