Author Explores Impact of World's Oldest Trade Networks -- the Nusantao Maritime Trading Empires of Insular Southeast Asia

Paul Kekai Manansala unveils hidden history of Nusantao maritime trade network, and its profound influence on the world history.

Sacramento, CA (PRWEB) September 30, 2006 -- Paul Kekai Manansala reveals the mysterious history of the maritime traders pegged by archaeologist Wilhelm Solheim as the Nusantao. The new book, Quests of the Dragon and Bird Clan was released Thursday through Lulu (www.lulu.com), the world’s fastest-growing provider of print-on-demand books.

Quests of the Dragon and Bird Clan is based on Manansala’s weblog printed in easy-to-read companion book form with informative supplementary articles.

A must-read for those who think there is more to history than what we find in "mainstream" publications.

The Nusantao were a trading branch of the people who spoke Austronesian languages, and more specifically, the Malayo-Polynesian branch of languages. Intrepid seafarers, the Nusantao, established some of the earliest trade networks, and Manansala demonstrates that trading clan wars directly or indirectly influence many religious, mythological and historical traditions throughout a good portion of the world.

An excellent book to discover information and views you will not find anywhere else that will deepen your understanding and ability to analyze the many currents of world history.

Link to Publication*: http://www.lulu.com/content/445143

ABOUT AUTHOR
Paul Kekai Manansala is an independent historian with formal journalism training. He has previously published The Naga Race through Firma KLM in India, and has published numerous scholarly articles for books, peer review and academic journals, and popular magazines and newspapers. A resident of Sacramento, California, Manansala has traveled to distant parts of the world conducting research for his writings.

MEDIA CONTACT:   Paul Kekai Manansala,
Phone: 916-332-4915

*Release Source: Paul Kekai Manansala

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