Scarecrow Press
Pages: 568
Trim: 6 x 9
978-0-8108-5522-9 • Hardback • December 2006 • $178.00 • (£138.00)
John N. Miksic is Associate Professor in the Southeast Asian Studies Programme, National University of Singapore.
Part 1 List of Figures
Part 2 Editor's Foreword
Part 3 Reader's Note
Part 4 Maps and Diagrams
Part 5 Introduction
Part 6 THE DICTIONARY
Part 7 Appendixes
Chapter 8 A Kingdoms and Rulers: Chronological Tables for Ancient Southeast Asia
Chapter 9 B Language Families of Southeast Asia
Part 10 Glossary
Part 11 Bibliography
Part 12 About the Author
This dictionary provides a useful tool for the understanding and reconstruction of the early history of this important region of Asia.
— American Reference Books Annual, March 2008
The volume is an excellent resource book...Miksic has attempted to balance the entries across the region, making this a reference volume for any university library and a good resource for scholars....Miksic is to be complimented not just on academic grounds but for the patience implicit in the successful completion of this dictionary.
— February 2008; Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies
Reading through Miksic's impressive work has renewed my belief, and will certainly inspire others, that area studies is not dead and that the ancient has much to teach us. The present book will go a considerable way toward providing a fuller picture and better balance in our understanding of ethno-linguistic studies in India during the early colonial periods. Miksic's expertise as an archaeologist and art historian is evident throughout. This is an extremely useful, clear and concise reference work. John Miksic has performed a great service for the field, and one hopes it will inspire future students to take up the study of ancient Southeast Asia.
— 2008; Journal of the American Oriental Society
This reference for students, researchers, and interested general readers provides a wealth of information on the cultures, nations, and people that inhabited Southeast Asia from the 1st through the 15th centuries. Hundreds of cross- referenced, alphabetically arranged entries describe key places, kingdoms, dynasties, temples, capitals, deities, rulers, poets, and more. Supplemental materials include b&w maps and a chronology, bibliography, and glossary. Miksic (National U. of Singapore) is an archaeologist, historian, and art historian...
— Reference and Research Book News, May 2007
This reference for students, researchers, and interested general readers provides a wealth of information on the cultures, nations, and people that inhabited Southeast Asia from the 1st through the 15th centuries. Hundreds of cross- referenced, alphabetically arranged entries describe key places, kingdoms, dynasties, temples, capitals, deities, rulers, poets, and more. Supplemental materials include b&w maps and a chronology, bibliography, and glossary. Miksic (National U. of Singapore) is an archaeologist, historian, and art historian.
— Reference and Research Book News, May 2007