The Civilizations of Monsoon AsiaArthur Llewellyn Basham An Attempt To Explain The Salient Features Of History And Cultures Of Monsoon Asia. Helps The Readers To Know About These Important Factors In The Modern World. Covers 5 Of The Most Important Regions Of Asia. Introduction - South Asia - Mainland South-East Asia - Indonesia And Malaysia - China And Korea - Japan. Index And Glossary - Number Of Maps And Illustrations In B & W. |
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Two Details Khajuraho relief | 58 |
MAINLAND SOUTHEAST ASIA H H E Loofs | 69 |
An Ifugao | 80 |
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agriculture ancestors Angkor army Asian Ayuthia became British Buddha Buddhist Buginese Burma Cambodia capital Central Asia centre century A.D. Ceylon Ch'in Chams Chenla Chinese Chou Christianity civilization colonial Confucian court crops cultural daimyōs defeated developed Dutch dynasty East eastern emperor empire Funan Heian Hindu Hsiung-nu imperial important independent India Indo-Chinese Peninsula Indonesia influence Irrawaddy Islām Japan Japanese Java Johore kami Khmer king kingdom Korea land language Laos later living mainland South-east Asia Majapait Malacca Malay Peninsula Manchu Menam military Minangkabau Ming modern Mongol Môns mountain Muslim north China North Vietnam northern China peasant period Philippines political population Portuguese princes provinces reforms region reign religion rice River rôle rule rulers samurai Shang Shinto shrine South-east Asia southern Śrī Vijaya Sultan Sumatra T'ang temples Thailand Thais Tokugawa trade traditional tribes Valley Vietnam Vietnamese village Wang Mang Western