Multiple Centres of Authority: Society and Environment in Siak and Eastern Sumatra, 1674-1827

This book, based on VOC (Dutch East Indies Company) archives and traditional Malay texts, examines the rise of a Malay state in the early modern era. It focuses on the ecological frontier of eastern Sumatra, with its multi-ethnic communities, and how they were able to transform themselves, in the words of an English visitor, into a summit of prosperity by the end of the eighteenth century. Particular emphasis is placed on the methods used by Siak leaders used unite the disparate communities in the region, and how this was viewed in other Malay communities.

About the author

Timothy P. Barnard, who has worked extensively in eastern Sumatra, is an assistant professor in the Department of History at the National University of Singapore.

Product details

• Authors: Timothy P. Barnard
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2003
• EAN: 9789067182195
• ISBN: 978-90-6718-219-5
• No. of pages: 206
• Dimensions: 161 mm x 243 mm x 12 mm
• Weight: 354 g
• Series: Verhandelingen Van Het Koninkl
• Subject: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous