Encyclopaedia of Southeast Asia and Its Tribes
Encyclopaedia of Southeast Asia and Its Tribes

Author: Shiv Shanker Tiwary

Publisher:

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13:

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Southeast Asia is a region where one can find many similarities between different countries. Southeast Asia has never been in any sense an isolated or self - contained unit. Because of its crossroads situation on the map of Asia it has always been peculiarly exposed to external influences; it has been a meeting- ground of commerce, cultures civilization.

Encyclopaedia of the South-east Asian Ethnography
Encyclopaedia of the South-east Asian Ethnography

Author: Narendra S. Bisht

Publisher: Global Vision Pub House

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 834

ISBN-13: 9788187746966

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The Sole Objective Of This Encyclopaedia Is To Explore The Descriptive Summaries Of 188 Ethnic Groups Written By Noted Scholars Which Range From A Few Lines To Ten Pages In Length. Each Entry Deals With The Physical, Historical, Social, Political, Economic, Religious And Cultural Information About The Ethnic Groups Of 14 South-East Asian Countries: Burma, Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Hongkong, Indonesia, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand And Vietnam. We Have Also Described The Factors That Have Caused The Culture To Change Over Time And Place. Summaries Of Each Entry Usually Provide Information On The Following Aspects: Physical Features, History And Cultural Relations, Social Life, Marriage And Family, Social Organisation And Control, Political Organi-Sation, Economic Activities, Religion And Culture, Arts And Science, And Further Reading For Advance Studies. The Task Which We Have Performed Here Is, No Doubt, Beset With Difficulties But We Shall Consider Our Labour Amply Rewarded If This Monumental Work Is Found Useful By Scholars And Readers Of The Ethnographical Study Of South-East Asia.

Encyclopaedia of Asian Culture and Society
Encyclopaedia of Asian Culture and Society

Author: Feroz Kapadia

Publisher:

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13:

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Divided Conveniently Into Three Major Regions South Asia, South-East Asia And Far East Asia The Eight Volumes Present A Panoramic View Of The Glory And Splendour Of The Millennia-Old Civilizations Of Asia In A Lucid Country-Wide Series Of Profiles That Extend Over Origins, Settlements, Daily Life, Religious Influences, Customs And Practices, Myth And Magic, Ritual And Worship, Folk Expressions And Creative Manifestations, And Social Mores. The Series Represents A Major Effort To Bring Together In Compact Yet Essential Detail The Historical Forces, The Religious Factors, And The Cultural Influences That Have Sought To Shape And Mould The Timeless Cultures Of This Great Continent Which Now Seeks To Come To Terms With The Modern World. Much More Than Document Much More Than A Cultural Profile. In Eight Exquisitely Designed Volumes, Each Volume A Tribute To Asia. Volume 1. Asia: Cradle Of Culture And Civilisation; Volume 2. South Asia: India And Sri Lanka; Volume 3. South Asia: Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal And Bhutan; Volume 4. South East Asia: Burma And Cambodia; Volume 5. South East Asia: Indonesia, Java, Bali, Borneo; Volume 6, South East Asia: Malaysia, Laos, Vietnam; Volume 7. Korea, Philippines, Thailand; Volume 8. China, Hong Kong, Japan.With Over Many Years Of Painstaking Research, Compilation And Selection, The Publication Assumes The Greatest Significance As A Timely Reminder Of The Greatness And Spiritual Excellence That Mark The Family Of Man In This Vast Continent.

Ancient Southeast Asia
Ancient Southeast Asia

Author: John Norman Miksic

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2016-10-14

Total Pages: 654

ISBN-13: 1317279042

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Ancient Southeast Asia provides readers with a much needed synthesis of the latest discoveries and research in the archaeology of the region, presenting the evolution of complex societies in Southeast Asia from the protohistoric period, beginning around 500BC, to the arrival of British and Dutch colonists in 1600. Well-illustrated throughout, this comprehensive account explores the factors which established Southeast Asia as an area 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. The book’s broad geographical and temporal coverage, including a chapter on the natural environment, provides readers with the context needed to understand this staggeringly diverse region. It utilizes French, Dutch, Chinese, Malay-Indonesian and Burmese sources and synthesizes interdisciplinary theoretical perspectives and data from archaeology, history and art history. Offering key opportunities for comparative research with other centres of early socio-economic complexity, Ancient Southeast Asia establishes the area’s importance in world history.