Cultural History In Focus | “The Merchant and the King: Political Myths of Southeast Asian Coastal Polities” by Pierre-Yves Manguin
The Merchant and the King
Political Myths of Southeast Asian Coastal Polities
by Pierre-Yves Manguin
This article is generously provided here by Pierre-Yves Manguin.
Pierre-Yves Manguin
Pierre-Yves Manguin is emeritus professor of archaeology at the Ecole française d'Extrême-Orient (EFEO, French School of Asian Studies, Paris). His research focuses on early history and archaeology of coastal states and trade networks of Southeast Asia.
Starting in the early 1980s, he has lead archaeological work in the South Sumatra and West Java in Indonesia, and in the Mekong Delta in Southern Vietnam, focussing on harbour-city sites situated along the main trade routes, and on shipwreck sites of Indonesia.
He has published on themes related to the archaeology of the early states of Srivijaya (South Sumatra), Funan (Mekong Delta), Tarumanagara (West Java), and on trade and state formation processes in Southeast Asia.
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Author | Pierre-Yves Manguin
Publisher | Cornell University Southeast Asia Program
Issue | Vol. 52 — pgs. 41-54
Year of Publication | 1991