Bøker av Michael Backman

Important new research into highly collectable Malay silver. Hundreds of items photographed and catalogued, many from private collections never before published.

This lively, lavishly illustrated volume presents rare decorative arts from Asia, all of exceptional quality, from ornate handled daggers and exquisite silver filigree boxes to diamond-studded jewels, magnificent embroidered silk and divination bowls by master craftsmen.

Knowledge of Asian business is dominated by conventional wisdom, much of which has achieved the status of myth. Business, business culture and culture are entwined to draw the reader from the outside into becoming an Asian insider.

Knowledge of Asian business is dominated by conventional wisdom, much of which has achieved the status of myth. Business, business culture and culture are entwined to draw the reader from the outside into becoming an Asian insider.