Asia's Maritime Bead Trade : : 300 B.C. to the Present / / Peter Francis.
This fascinating study is the first detailed description of the ancient and enduring trade in beads that spans more than two millennia and once stretched from the Middle East to East Asia and affected areas as far apart as West Africa and the American Pacific coast. Beads are universal and among the...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2001] ©2001 |
| Year of Publication: | 2001 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (352 p.) :; 140 illus., 48 in color |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Part One: Introduction
- Part Two: Indo-Pacific Beads
- Part Three: Chinese Glass Beads
- Part Four: Beads from the Middle East
- Part Five: Stone Beads in the Asian Maritime Trade
- Part Six: Some Minor Bead Industries
- Part Seven: Drawing to a Close
- Appendixes
- Notes
- References
- Index