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Southeast Asia in World History
Craig Lockard
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Description for Southeast Asia in World History
Paperback. Series: New Oxford World History. Num Pages: 272 pages, 29 black and white halftones, 10 line illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJF; HBL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 392.
Here is a brief, well-written, and lively survey of the history of Southeast Asia from ancient times to the present, paying particular attention to the region's role in world history and the distinctive societies that arose in lands shaped by green fields and forests, blue rivers and seas. Craig Lockard shows how for several millennia Southeast Asians, living at the crossroads of Asia, enjoyed ever expanding connections to both China and India, and later developed maritime trading networks to the Middle East and Europe. He explores how the people of the region combined local and imported ideas to form unique ... Read more
Here is a brief, well-written, and lively survey of the history of Southeast Asia from ancient times to the present, paying particular attention to the region's role in world history and the distinctive societies that arose in lands shaped by green fields and forests, blue rivers and seas. Craig Lockard shows how for several millennia Southeast Asians, living at the crossroads of Asia, enjoyed ever expanding connections to both China and India, and later developed maritime trading networks to the Middle East and Europe. He explores how the people of the region combined local and imported ideas to form unique ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Series
New Oxford World History
Condition
New
Weight
392g
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195338119
SKU
V9780195338119
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99-43
About Craig Lockard
Craig Lockard is Ben and Joyce Rosenberg Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.
Reviews for Southeast Asia in World History
Lockard's Southeast Asia in World History must be welcomed as a fascinating addition to the literature on Southeast Asian Studies as well as World History ... an invaluable resource for anyone who has an interest in Southeast Asia.
Yosef Djakababa, Journal of Asian Studies
Yosef Djakababa, Journal of Asian Studies