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Port Cities: Multicultural Emporiums of Asia, 1500-1900
Contributor(s): Lee, Peter H. (Author), Newton, Gael (Author), Andaya, Barbara Watson (Author)
ISBN: 9811113807     ISBN-13: 9789811113802
Publisher: Asian Civilisations Museum
OUR PRICE:   $42.75  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: December 2016
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BISAC Categories:
- Art | Popular Culture
- History | Asia - General
- Art | Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - General
LCCN: 2017344000
Physical Information: 220 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Asian
 
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Publisher Description:
Port cities perfectly encapsulate a fundamental human and cultural process that has existed since time immemorial - the constant mixing of things together. Such places, and the powerful cultural dynamics that took place within and between them, reflect how people, ideas, and objects circulate, and how culture is formed, spread, and shared. Four essays and a catalogue section of stunning objects make up this profusely illustrated book to accompany the exhibition held at the Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore, from November 2016 to February 2017.

Contributor Bio(s): Lee, Peter H.: - Peter H. Lee is professor emeritus of Korean and comparative literature at the University of California, Los Angeles.