EAN: 9780500480878

SOUTHEAST ASIA - ALEXANDRA GREEN GEBUNDEN

A new take on Southeast Asiäs complex history  expertly told through art objects and cultural
artefacts dating from the Neolithic Age to the present. Southeast Asia is home to numerous
world heritage sites. Through engaging texts and expertly curated objects from the British
Museum collection  arranged chronologically and thematically into seven chapters  this volume
offers a new approach to one of the most complex and diverse areas of the world. Every object
tells a story in a wide-ranging and accessible selection that illuminates the civilizations 
societies and local cultures that have defined Southeast Asia over the past 6 000 years. From
the emergence of early agricultural communities and stratified societies to the rise of
powerful empires and religious developments in Buddhism  Hinduism  Islam and Christianity  and
to the eras of colonial rule and independence  curator and art historian Alexandra Green traces
and explores the variety of Southeast Asian cultures. The texts describe the region through a
broad range of objects  including sculptures from the historic civilizations of Java  Angkor 
Bagan and Sukhothai  as well as ceramics  furniture  religious items  basketry  textiles 
popular posters and contemporary art. This book is an informative visual delight for curious
minds everywhere.

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