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Verlag: NUS Press., Singapore., 2010
ISBN 10: 9971694646ISBN 13: 9789971694647
Anbieter: Asia Bookroom ANZAAB/ILAB, Canberra, ACT, Australien
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Maps, 394pp, glossary, bibliography, index. Paperback. New. "The first half of the seventeenth century brought heightened political, commercial and diplomatic activity to the Straits of Singapore and Melaka. Key elements included rivalry between Johor and Aceh, the rapid expansion of the Acehnese Empire, the arrival of the Dutch East India Company, and the waning of Portuguese power and prestige across the region. Archives in Portugal, Spain and the Netherlands contain detailed information on these developments in the form of maps, rare printed works, and unpublished manuscripts, many of them unfamiliar to modern researchers. 'The Singapore and Melaka Straits' draws on these materials to examine the diplomatic activities of Asian powers in the region, and how the Spanish and the Portuguese attempted to restore their political fortunes by containing the rapid rise of Dutch power. The book provides an unprecedented look at early modern European mapmaking as a projection of Western power, treaty and alliance making, trade relations, and the struggle for naval hegemony in the Singapore and Melaka Straits. It also contains copies of key documents, transcribed and translated into English for the first time." (Publisher's description).