Southeast Asia: A Historical Encyclopedia, From Angkor Wat to East Timor (3 Volume Set)

Southeast Asia: A Historical Encyclopedia, From Angkor Wat to East Timor is the premier and authoritative reference work covering the history of the region, which consists of Myanmar (formerly Burma), Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Indonesia, the Philippines, and East Timor. Organized in a user-friendly, A–Z format, with entries ranging from brief descriptions to expansive essays, this comprehensive, pioneering three-volume work covers archaeology and prehistory, politics and culture, socioeconomics, ethno-history, language, institutions and organizations, wars and conflicts, personalities, geography, religions and folklore, and environment. A list of the book's 130 contributors reads like a "who's who" of renowned Southeast Asianists, including Barbara Watson Andaya, David Chandler, John Gullick, V. T. King, Milton Osborne, Anthony Reid, Nicholas Tarling, Robert H. Taylor, Anthony Milner, Wang Gungwu, and many others. Writing for a nonspecialist audience, their work presents impeccable scholarship and incisive analysis in a style that is both informative and captivating. Contents......Page 6 Foreword......Page 18 Preface......Page 22 Introduction......Page 26 A......Page 136 B......Page 222 C......Page 330 D......Page 422 E......Page 470 F......Page 524 G......Page 558 H......Page 584 I......Page 648 J......Page 702 K......Page 728 L......Page 780 M......Page 828 N......Page 954 O......Page 1014 P......Page 1032 Q......Page 1140 R......Page 1146 S......Page 1188 T......Page 1316 U......Page 1384 V......Page 1404 W......Page 1440 Y......Page 1456 Z......Page 1468 Appendix: Maps......Page 1470 Appendix: Country Fact Tables......Page 1500 Topic Finders......Page 1508 Chronology......Page 1520 Bibliography......Page 1566 Advisory Board......Page 1656 Contributors and Their Entries......Page 1658 Index......Page 1674 About the Editor......Page 1816 Contains over eight hundred alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about topics related to the historical development and global influence of Southeast Asia, covering politics, war, religion, socioeconomics, ethnohistory, geography, and folklore