Ancient Southeast Asia / / John N. Miksic and Geok Yian Goh

• Autore: Miksic John N.
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2017
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (654 pages)
• Disciplina: 959/.01
• Soggetto geografico: Southeast Asia Antiquities; Southeast Asia History To 1500
• Altri autori: GohGeok Yian
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 1. Introduction : history, culture, and art in Seasia -- 2. Environments, languages, cultures, and people -- 3. Prehistory : two million to 2,000 years ago -- 4. Protoclassic : 1 to 600 CE -- 5. Early Classic : 600 to 900 CE -- 6. The Middle Classic : 900 to 1200 CE -- 7. Late Classic : 1200 to 1400 CE -- 8. Postclassic : 1400 to 1600 CE.
• Sommario/riassunto: "Provides readers with a much needed synthesis of the latest discoveries and research in the archaeology of region, presenting the evolution of complex societies in Southeast Asia from the protohistoric period, beginning around 500 BC, to the arrival of British and Dutch colonists in 1600. Well-illustrated throughout, this comprehensive account explores the factors which established Southeast Asia as a region of unique cultural fusion. Miksic and Goh explore how the local population exploited the abundant resources available, developing maritime transport routes which resulted in economic and cultural wealth, including some of the most elaborate art styles and monumental complexes ever constructed"--
• Titolo autorizzato: Ancient Southeast Asia
• ISBN: 1-315-64111-9; 1-317-27904-2; 1-317-27903-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910136146903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge world archaeology.