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From Early Times to c. 1800

Series The Cambridge History of Southeast Asia, Volume 1

Edited by Nicholas Tarling

Publication Date 1992

Hardback ISBN-10 0521355052

Hardback ISBN-13 9780521355056

Digital Object Identifier (DOI) 10.1017/CHOL9780521355056

Overview

Southeast Asia has long been seen as a unity, although other terms have been used to describe it: Further India, Little China, the Nanyang. The region has had a protracted maritime history. Confucianism, Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism, Christianity are all represented. It has seen a quintet of colonial powers - Britain, France, the Netherlands, Spain, the United States. Most recently, it has become one of the fastest growing parts of the world economy. The very term 'Southeast Asia' is clearly more than a geographical expression. The Cambridge History of Southeast Asia is a multi-authored treatment of the whole of mainland and island Southeast Asia from Burma to Indonesia. Unlike other histories of the region, it is not divided on a country-by-country basis and is not structured purely chronologically, but rather takes a thematic and regional approach to Southeast Asia's history. This volume, the first of two, covers the period from the region's pre-history up to the early nineteeenth century of the Christian era, tracing the development of early politics, the integration of religion with social and cultural life, the great changes caused by the advent of the Europeans in the region and the increasing incorporation of Southeast Asian trade into international markets. Under the editorship of Nicholas Tarling, Professor of History at the University of Auckland in New Zealand, each chapter is well integrated into the whole. Professor Tarling has assembled a highly respected team of international scholars who have presented the latest historical research on the region and succeeded in producing a provocative and exciting account of the region's history.

For more details of the print book, and how to buy it online, please see From Early Times to c. 1800 in the Cambridge University Press online catalogue.

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The Cambridge History of Southeast Asia Vol. 1: From Early Times to c. 1800

Frontmatter

Preface

The Writing of Southeast Asian History by J. D. Legge

From Prehistory to c. 1500 CE

From c. 1500 to c. 1800 CE

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