Following the fall of the Melaka Sultanate to the Portuguese in 1511, the sultanates of Johor and Aceh emerged as major trading centers alongside Portuguese Mel

A common thread throughout the essays in this volume is a focus on new loci of power that emerge either in collision with colonial power structures, or in colla

The Singapore and Melaka Straits are a place where regional and long-distance maritime trading networks converge, linking Europe, the Mediterranean, eastern Afr

This book examines the interaction between art, design, technology and the social sciences. It features 56 papers that were presented at the International Sympo