Annotation Presents the first comprehensive analysis of how participation in maritime trade related to broader changes in the political economy of Philippine island societies. By combining archaeological evidence with historical sources, the author is able to offer a more nuance…
"As early as the first millennium A.D., the Philippine archipelago formed the easternmost edge of a vast network of Chinese, Southeast Asian, Indian, and Arab traders, who circulated porcelain, silk, glass beads, and other luxury goods throughout the South China Sea and through …
As early as the first millennium A.D., the Philippine archipelago formed the easternmost edge of a vast network of Chinese, Southeast Asian, Indian, and Arab traders. Items procured through maritime trade became key symbols of social prestige and political power for the Philippi…