Early civilizations of Southeast Asia /
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| Author / Creator: | O'Reilly, Dougald J. W., 1965- |
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| Imprint: | Lanham : AltaMira Press, c2007. |
| Description: | xi, 238 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Archaeology of Southeast Asia |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7128693 |
| Summary: | Early Civilizations of Southeast Asia presents a fascinating synthesis of research on the prehistoric societies of mainland Southeast Asia. Drawing on archaeological and historical research, both old and new, Dougald O'Reilly provides a general picture of the events that shaped the region in ancient times, covering the rise of the Pyu civilization in Myanmar, the Mon and Dvaravati kingdoms of Thailand, the early polities of peninsular Malaysia, the Khmer kingdoms of Cambodia, and the rise of Champa in Vietnam. This is a book that will interest both scholars and students of archaeology, anthropology, history, and Asian studies. |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 238 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-227) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0759102783 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780759102781 (cloth : alk. paper) 0759102791 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780759102798 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
