Southeast Asia in the Early Modern Era - Trade, Power, and Belief (Paperback)

The political and religious identities of Southeast Asia were largely formed by the experiences of the fifteenth through seventeenth centuries, when international commerce boomed before eventually falling under the domination of well-armed European powers intent on monopoly. This book is the first to document the full range of responses to the profound changes of this period: urbanization and the burgeoning of commerce; the proliferation of firearms; an increase in the number and strength of states; and the shift from experimental spirit worship to the universalist scriptural religions of Islam, Christianity, and Theravada Buddhism. Bringing together ten essays by an international group of historians, Southeast Asia in the Early Modern Era shows how various states adapted to new pressures and compares economic, religious, and political developments among the major cultures of the area.

General

Imprint:	Cornell University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Asia East by South
Release date:	June 1993
First published:	June 1993
Editors:	Anthony J.S. Reid
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade / Trade
Pages:	360
ISBN-13:	978-0-8014-8093-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
LSN:	0-8014-8093-0
Barcode:	9780801480935

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