Description |
xxi, 354 pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
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regular print |
Contents |
1. Southeast Asia: foundations for an archaeological history / Peter Bellwood and Ian Glover -- 2. The origins and dispersals of agricultural communities in Southeast Asia / Peter Bellwood -- 3. Mainland Southeast Asia from the Neolithic to the Iron Age / Charles Higham -- 4. The archaeology of early contact with India and the Mediterranean World, from the 4th century BC to the 4th century AD / Bérénice Bellina and Ian Glover -- 5. Pre-Angkorian and Angkorian Cambodia / Miriam T. Stark -- 6. The archaeology of the early Buddhist kingdoms of Thailand / Phasook Indrawooth -- 7. The archaeology of Burma (Myanmar) from the Neolithic to Pagan / Pamela Gutman and Bob Hudson -- 8. Northern Vietnam from the Neolithic to the Han period / Nguyen Khac Su, Pham Minh Huyen and Tong Trung Tin -- 9. The coastal states of Champa / William A. Southworth -- 10. The classical cultures of Indonesia / John N. Miksic -- 11. The archaeology of the Philippine Archipelago / Elisabeth A. Bacus -- 12. The archaeology of early maritime polities of Southeast Asia / Pierre-Yves Manguin -- 13. Indigenous traditions and exogenous influences in the early history of Peninsular Malaysia / David Bulbeck -- 14. Retrospect and prospect / Ian Glover and Peter Bellwood |
Summary |
"This comprehensive and absorbing book traces the cultural history of Southeast Asia from prehistoric (especially Neolithic, Bronze-Iron age) times through to the major Hindu and Buddhist civilizations, to around AD 1300. Southeast Asia has recently attracted archaeological attention as the locus for the first recorded sea crossings; as the region of origin for the Austronesian population dispersal across the Pacific from Neolithic times; as an arena for the development of archaeologically-rich Neolithic, and metal using communities, especially in Thailand and Vietnam, and as the backdrop for several unique and strikingly monumental Indic civilizations, such as the Khmer civilization centred around Angkor. Southeast Asia is invaluable to anyone interested in the full history of the region." -- Publisher's website |
Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographic references and index |
Notes |
Also issued online |
SUBJECT |
Asia, Southeastern -- Antiquities.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2001005465
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Asia, Southeastern -- Civilization.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85008628
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Author |
Bellwood, Peter S.
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Glover, Ian, 1934-
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LC no. |
2003016628 |
ISBN |
041529777X alkaline paper |
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0415391172 paperback |
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9780415391177 paperback |
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