The Making of South East Asia (Routledge Library Editions: Modern East and South East Asia) - Softcover

Coedes, George

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9781138901407: The Making of South East Asia (Routledge Library Editions: Modern East and South East Asia)
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ISBN 10: 1138901407 ISBN 13: 9781138901407
Publisher: Routledge, 2016

Synopsis

From the time of its original publication in France, this cultural history (first published in English in 1966) by an international authority has stood apart from other histories of South East Asia. Most such accounts describe events before 1500 in summary fashion, and concentrate on later developments. This book, on the contrary, deals mainly with the earlier, formative epochs that marked the flowering in the region of the Great Traditions of Hinduism and of Buddhism. Following a succinct sketch of the prehistoric period, the book moves on to a chronological account of the developments from the Chinese conquest of Annam in the third century to the period of European conquest in the nineteenth. It reflects the author’s thoughtful views concerning the evolution of political institutions, religions, literatures, and arts that distinguished the region. In geographical scope it embraces Thailand, Burma, and the area formerly known as French Indochina, and is an indispensable guide to the making of the region.

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George Coedes

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2016
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1138901407
ISBN 13 
9781138901407
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
304
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