Aceh Sultanate: State, Society, Religion and Trade (2 vols.)

Aceh Sultanate: State, Society, Religion and Trade (2 vols.)
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 950
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ISBN-10 : 9789004288829
ISBN-13 : 9004288821
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Book Synopsis Aceh Sultanate: State, Society, Religion and Trade (2 vols.) by : Takeshi Ito

Download or read book Aceh Sultanate: State, Society, Religion and Trade (2 vols.) written by Takeshi Ito and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2015-02-04 with total page 950 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are many excellent published collections of the indispensable Dutch documents for the History of Indonesia in the seventeenth century. However all of these have a Batavia-centred VOC view of the Archipelago and beyond, and show the relations of the Company with states which eventually fell within its orbit. Aceh, however, was the one state of the Archipelago that never fell within this orbit and maintained a defiant independence until 1873. It is therefore the most interesting state, but the least well known. Historians of Indonesia and of Islamic Asia in particular will need to consult this collection, but it will be of interest also to historians of Indian Ocean and Southeast Asian History more broadly in the early modern period.


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