History, Culture & Region in Southeast Asian Perspectives
Douban
Wolters, O. W.
Sinossi
A new edition of this classic study of mandala Southeast Asia. The revised book includes a substantial, retrospective postscript examining contemporary scholarship that has contributed to the understanding of Southeast Asian history since 1982.
Review
"Wolters...reproduces his 1982 work intact, and then adds an extended postscript, in which he reinterprets his prior analysis.." --New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies
"The revised version of the book, more than double the size of the original, builds on...important themes by integrating --Asian Perspectives
"[W]ill no doubt provide a new source of inspiration for for many readers, including graduate students and instructors... --Journal of Asian Studies
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Frontmatter
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER ONE. SOME FEATURES OF THE CULTURAL MATRIX
CHAPTER TWO. HISTORICALRequires Authentication 27
CHAPTER THREE. TOWARDS DEFINING SOUTHEAST ASIAN HISTORY
CHAPTER FOUR. LOCAL CULTURAL STATEMENTS
CHAPTER FIVE. LOCAL LITERATURES
CHAPTER SIX. CONCLUSION
APPENDIX A. MISCELLANEOUS NOTES ON "SOUL STUFF" AND "PROWESS"
APPENDIX B. SIX VIETNAMESE POEMS OF THE SECOND HALF OF THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY
APPENDIX C. KAKAWIN ANDHIKAYAT
POSTSCRIPT
APPENDIX 1. A "HINDU" MAN OF PROWESS
APPENDIX 2. A SAMPLE OF GENDER RELATIONS AT THE APEX OF VIETNAMESE SOCIETY IN THE THIRTEENTH AND FOURTEENTH CENTURIES
APPENDIX 3. READING BAS-RELIEF ON Two JAVANESE CANDI
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX