我們的島，位於亞洲的海。現在就讓我們跟隨作者，離開習以為常的亞洲陸地，來一趟深度亞洲海洋之旅吧！我們應該都聽過下面這個故事。十五世紀初，明朝鄭和七次下西洋，可能曾遠抵非洲東南外海的馬達加斯加島。其中一次航程，東非麻林國向來訪使團獻上神獸「麒麟」。神獸隨艦隊一路飄洋過海，最後順利抵達中國，站在永樂皇帝面前。今日我們知道，那不是麒麟，而是我們熟悉的長頸鹿。本書作者達瑞克（Eric Tagliacozzo）指出，鄭和下西洋其實是沿著古老的海上貿易路線前進，這些路線長期以來將東北亞與印度洋、中東乃至東非連結起來；因此，當這頭長頸鹿昂首闊步走在南京城街道上供民眾瞻仰圍觀，如同是以其肌膚、筋脈與血肉，對亞洲海上航道的連繫效用，做最飽滿且具象的呈現。《亞洲海洋大歷史》全面探討亞洲海上航道如何形塑地球上一個無比廣大的地區：時間跨度從史前時代的南島民族遷徙，到今日南海的緊張局勢；空間範圍從非洲東部海岸、東南亞群島，一直延伸到北方的日本海。作者以跨海域和跨學科的寬闊視野，描述人員、商品、宗教、文化、科技與觀念，如何藉由亞洲海路大規模流動，為這座全世界最大的洲創造歷史，也為現代世界留下深刻印記。全書用主題架構，以展現亞洲海洋所蘊含的歷史經驗多樣性。內容方面不僅融會大量史料與研究成果，作者更時不時現身說法，穿插自己的旅遊見聞和實地訪談，佐證海洋連結真實存在且歷久不衰，寫法令人耳目一新。我們的島，位於亞洲的海。現在就讓我們跟隨作者，離開習以為常的亞洲陸地，來一趟深度亞洲海洋之旅吧！我們將對這個世界產生全新看法，這也是本書的最大企圖。專文導讀鄭維中｜中央研究院臺灣史研究所副研究員國際讚譽▲ 藉助於長時間的旅行、豐富的檔案、無數場碼頭對話，達瑞克的傑作讓我們看到海洋亞洲環環相扣的歷史，如何形塑今日我們的世界。這是一部既壯闊又切身的亞洲海洋史：洋溢著港口城市的活色生香，由一位天生的說書人以優雅與同理心娓娓道來。──阿姆瑞斯（Sunil Amrith），《失控的水域：降雨、河川、海岸、海洋如何形塑亞洲歷史》（Unruly Waters: How Rains, Rivers, Coasts, and Seas Have Shaped Asia’s History）作者▲ 達瑞克輕車熟路，穿梭在層層疊疊的主題之間：環境、宗教、帝國強權與科技、都市主義與貿易，寫出一部精采的亞洲海洋史。《亞洲海洋大歷史》帶
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