History, Culture, and Region in Southeast Asian Perspectives

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. CONTENTS INTRODUCTION CHAPTER ONE. SOME FEATURES OF THE CULTURAL MATRIX CHAPTER TWO. HISTORICAL PATTERNS IN INTRA-REGIONAL RELATIONS 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 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. -- Cornell University Press