A History Of South-East Asia
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: repr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
Few regions of the world have witnessed such a complex tapestry of civilisations, empires, and colonial struggles as South-East Asia, and D. G. E. Hall's monumental work remains the definitive scholarly account of this vast and varied region. Spanning centuries of recorded history — from the earliest Indianised kingdoms of the mainland and archipelago to the dramatic upheavals of the colonial era and the dawn of modern nationhood — the work presents a sweeping and authoritative chronicle of Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines in their full historical depth. Hall, who served as Professor Emeritus of the History of South-East Asia at the University of London, draws on an extraordinary breadth of primary and secondary sources to construct a narrative that is both rigorously academic and compellingly readable. Written with the measured confidence of a lifetime's scholarly dedication, A History of South-East Asia argues persuasively against the Eurocentric frameworks that had long distorted Western understanding of the region, insisting instead on the indigenous dynamism and cultural sophistication of its peoples. Hall illustrates how trade, religion — particularly Hinduism, Buddhism, and later Islam — and dynastic ambition shaped the political landscapes of these societies long before European contact. This landmark text, now in its 1961 edition, remains an indispensable foundation for anyone seeking to understand the historical forces that continue to shape one of the world's most strategically vital regions — leaving the reader to wonder how much of that complex past still pulses beneath the surface of the present.
Author: D. G. E. Hall
Format: Hardback
Published: 1961, Macmillan & Co Ltd
Genre: Asian history
Edition: repr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
Few regions of the world have witnessed such a complex tapestry of civilisations, empires, and colonial struggles as South-East Asia, and D. G. E. Hall's monumental work remains the definitive scholarly account of this vast and varied region. Spanning centuries of recorded history — from the earliest Indianised kingdoms of the mainland and archipelago to the dramatic upheavals of the colonial era and the dawn of modern nationhood — the work presents a sweeping and authoritative chronicle of Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines in their full historical depth. Hall, who served as Professor Emeritus of the History of South-East Asia at the University of London, draws on an extraordinary breadth of primary and secondary sources to construct a narrative that is both rigorously academic and compellingly readable. Written with the measured confidence of a lifetime's scholarly dedication, A History of South-East Asia argues persuasively against the Eurocentric frameworks that had long distorted Western understanding of the region, insisting instead on the indigenous dynamism and cultural sophistication of its peoples. Hall illustrates how trade, religion — particularly Hinduism, Buddhism, and later Islam — and dynastic ambition shaped the political landscapes of these societies long before European contact. This landmark text, now in its 1961 edition, remains an indispensable foundation for anyone seeking to understand the historical forces that continue to shape one of the world's most strategically vital regions — leaving the reader to wonder how much of that complex past still pulses beneath the surface of the present.