Historical Dictionary of the Peoples of the Southeast Asian Massif

Second Edition

Jean Michaud; Margaret Byrne Swain and Meenaxi Barkataki-Ruscheweyh

Dwelling in the highland areas of Northeast India, Bangladesh, Southwest China, Taiwan, Burma (Myanmar), Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, and Peninsular Malaysia are hundreds of “peoples”. Together their population adds up to 100 million, more than most of the countries they live in. Yet in each of these countries, they are regarded as minorities.

This second edition of Historical Dictionary of the Peoples of the Southeast Asian Massif contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 700 cross-referenced entries on about 300 groups, the ten countries they live in, their historical figures, and their salient political, economic, social, cultural and religious aspects. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more.

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Pages: 594 • Trim: 6¼ x 9⅜

978-1-4422-7278-1 • Hardback • October 2016 • $191.00 • (£148.00)

978-1-4422-7279-8 • eBook • October 2016 • $181.50 • (£140.00)

Series: Historical Dictionaries of Peoples and Cultures

Subjects: History / Asia / General, Reference / Dictionaries, Social Science / Customs & Traditions

Historical Dictionary of the Peoples of the Southeast Asian Massif

Second Edition

Hardback

eBook

Summary

Dwelling in the highland areas of Northeast India, Bangladesh, Southwest China, Taiwan, Burma (Myanmar), Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, and Peninsular Malaysia are hundreds of “peoples”. Together their population adds up to 100 million, more than most of the countries they live in. Yet in each of these countries, they are regarded as minorities.

This second edition of Historical Dictionary of the Peoples of the Southeast Asian Massif contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 700 cross-referenced entries on about 300 groups, the ten countries they live in, their historical figures, and their salient political, economic, social, cultural and religious aspects. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more.

Details

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Pages: 594 • Trim: 6¼ x 9⅜

978-1-4422-7278-1 • Hardback • October 2016 • $191.00 • (£148.00)

978-1-4422-7279-8 • eBook • October 2016 • $181.50 • (£140.00)

Series: Historical Dictionaries of Peoples and Cultures

Subjects: History / Asia / General, Reference / Dictionaries, Social Science / Customs & Traditions

Author

Jean Michaud is Professor of Social Anthropology at Université Laval, Canada, and has also taught in the United Kingdom.

Margaret Byrne Swain is a cultural anthropologist, retired from Women and Gender Studies, University of California, Davis.

Meenaxi Barkataki-Ruscheweyh is a social anthropologist, is currently a Research fellow at the Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations
Editor’s Foreword Jon Woronoff
Preface
Reader’s Note
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Chronology
Maps
Introduction Jean Michaud
THE DICTIONARY
Bibliography
About the Authors

Reviews

[T]his second edition, part of the Historical Dictionaries of Peoples and Cultures, is a significant addition as much has changed in the 10 years since the first edition. . . .Historical Dictionary of the Peoples of the Southeast Asian Massif, as a reference text, provides inclusive introductory information about this diverse geographical region. Designed for easy access and with over 250 new entries in the second edition, this is a useful tool for high school and college students. Areas of studies may include anthropology, archaeology, historical or current southeast Asian studies, and sociology.
— American Reference Books Annual