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Voices of Southeast Asia
George Dutton
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Description for Voices of Southeast Asia
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FM; DQ; HBJF; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 362.
Spanning more than a millennium, this anthology gathers literary sources from across the entire region of Southeast Asia. Its 24 selections derive from a variety of genres and reflect the diverse range of cultural influences the region has experienced. The literary excerpts illustrate the impact of religious and ideological currents from early Buddhism to Islam and Roman Catholicism. The selections reveal how cultural influences from South Asia, China, the Arabic world, and Europe arrived in Southeast Asia and left their marks in the realms of literature, society, and culture. The readings include religious works, folklore, epic poems, short stories, and ... Read more
Spanning more than a millennium, this anthology gathers literary sources from across the entire region of Southeast Asia. Its 24 selections derive from a variety of genres and reflect the diverse range of cultural influences the region has experienced. The literary excerpts illustrate the impact of religious and ideological currents from early Buddhism to Islam and Roman Catholicism. The selections reveal how cultural influences from South Asia, China, the Arabic world, and Europe arrived in Southeast Asia and left their marks in the realms of literature, society, and culture. The readings include religious works, folklore, epic poems, short stories, and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780765620767
SKU
V9780765620767
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About George Dutton
George Edson Dutton is Professor in the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures at UCLA, US and the Director of the UCLA Center for Southeast Asian Studies. He specializes in early modern through early colonial Vietnamese history.
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