The Golden Khersonese

This wholly admirable book by Professor Wheatley represents a major landmark in the study of Asian historical geography. The title, The Golden Khersonese, is derived from Ptolemy's Geography, and is in fact the name by which he and his contemporaries referred to the Malay peninsula south of the...

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Main Author: Wheatley, Paul (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Kuala Lumpur University of Malaya Press 2010
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