000			01872nam a2200169Ia 4500
020			_a9781032032870
041			_aENG
082			_a959.01 _bMIK
100			_aMiksic N. John
245		0	_aAncient Southeast Asia / _cJohn N. Miksic and Geok Yian Goh
250			_a1st edition
260			_bRoutledge, _c2021. _aNewYork:
300			_a631 p
505			_aAncient Southeast Asia provides readers with a much needed synthesis of the latest discoveries and research in the archaeology of the region, presenting the evolution of complex societies in Southeast Asia from the protohistoric period, beginning around 500BC, to the arrival of British and Dutch colonists in 1600. Well-illustrated throughout, this comprehensive account explores the factors which established Southeast Asia as an area of unique cultural fusion. Miksic and Goh explore how the local population exploited the abundant resources available, developing maritime transport routes which resulted in economic and cultural wealth, including some of the most elaborate art styles and monumental complexes ever constructed. The book's broad geographical and temporal coverage, including a chapter on the natural environment, provides readers with the context needed to understand this staggeringly diverse region. It utilizes French, Dutch, Chinese, Malay-Indonesian and Burmese sources and synthesizes interdisciplinary theoretical perspectives and data from archaeology, history and art history. Offering key opportunities for comparative research with other centres of early socio-economic complexity, Ancient Southeast Asia establishes the area's importance in world history." -- Publisher's description
650			_aHistory, Antiquities Asie du Sud-Est Antiquités Asie du Sud-Est Histoire Jusqu'à 1500 History Southeast Asia Southeast Asia Antiquities Southeast Asia History To 1500
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