Southeast Asia in the Age of Commerce, 1450-1680: Volume One: The Lands below the Winds [Paperback]

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$25. hist Southeast Asian societies, like those of East Asia, had developed greatly before European seafarers arrived. It was a region that "was subject to many of the same climatic, physical, and commercial pressures and thus developed a very similar set of material cultures." Reid gives numerous contemporary foreign accounts of life in Southeast Asia on the eve of western imperialism and colonialism in a skillful, analytical, and critical way. The bibliography is excellent, and many of the drawings are from contemporary sources. Highly recommended for academic/research collections. Kenneth W. Berger, Duke Univ. Lib., Durham, N.C.
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Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Yale University Press (September 10, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0300047509
• ISBN-13: 978-0300047509
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great cultural history, July 6, 2000

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This review is from: Southeast Asia in the Age of Commerce, 1450-1680: Volume One: The Lands below the Winds (Paperback)

A book assigned in many graduate courses on Southeast Asian history, "The land below the winds", gives the student an interesting look at day to day life in Southeast Asia from the arrival of the Western Europeans(1450-1680). Painstakingly researched, the book enjoys pointing out that in many ways the SE Asians had much more modern cultural practices than the "smelly" Europeans. Reid explores in each chapter seperate cultural criteria such as: physical well-bieng, material culture, social organization and lastly festivals and amusements. A myriad of topics are covered from sexual ambiguity and practices to military combat and diplomacy. Interesting tid bits abound and the book makes good reading for both the student and general reader. This is the best of the current offerings in the field and I highly recommend it.