Cambridge University Press, Date: 1996. Softcover. Good. Paperback, illustrations/maps in b/w, 8vo. 1996. Cambridge University Press ISBN 0521565057 9780521565059 [NL]

Cambridge.: Cambridge University Press. Date: 1996.. 50 maps, 110 black and white illustrations, xvi + 381pp, references, index, paperback cover extremities a little wear and rubbing, spine faded a little, front free endpapers and fore edge slightly soiled, otherwise a good copy. Some claim the earliest bronze production in the world occurred in South-east Asia; others say it occurred elsewhere. This book presents the debate surrounding the Bronze Age in the Indochina region, providing a systematic and regional presentaton of the current state of knowledge. It illuminates the question of indigenous technological evolution, contrasted with influence from neighbouring civilisations - in this case Southern China. Higham suggests that the the adoption of metallurgy, copper and tin smelting took place in South-east Asia following a period of trading with China, which provided the exotic bronzes. Using a thematic approach, he provides an up-to-date account of the South-east Asian and Chinese Bronze Age, documenting evidence site by site. This is the first time these regions have integrated in research to provide an understanding of how and why their distinct cultures developed.Tracing developments right through to the Iron Age, Higham identifies the distinct regional developments that anticipate the transition into the first Southeast Asia states. . 1996. Cambridge University Press ISBN 0521565057 9780521565059 [AU]

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Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, Date: 1996. xvi, 381 pages, illustrations, maps; 25 cm. Cambridge World Archaeology Series. Tight, clean copy. "Some claim the earliest bronze production in the world occurred in South-east Asia; others say it occurred elsewhere. This book presents the debate surrounding the Bronze Age in the Indochina region, providing a systematic and regional presentaton of the current state of knowledge. It illuminates the question of indigenous technological evolution, contrasted with influence from neighbouring civilisations - in this case Southern China. Higham suggests that the the adoption of metallurgy, copper and tin smelting took place in South-east Asia following a period of trading with China, which provided the exotic bronzes. Using a thematic approach, he provides an up-to-date account of the South-east Asian and Chinese Bronze Age, documenting evidence site by site. This is the first time these regions have integrated in research to provide an understanding of how and why their distinct cultures developed.Tracing developments right through to the Iron Age, Higham identifies the distinct regional developments that anticipate the transition into the first Southeast Asia states." - Publisher. CONTENTS: 1. Introduction; 2. The discovery of the Bronze Age; 3. The neolithic of South-east Asia and China; 4. Central Thailand; 5. The Mekong Valley; 6. The Red and Zijang River valleys and coastal Vietnam; 7. The Yunnan Plateau; 8. ...

Cambridge Univ Pr, Date: 1996. Paperback. New. 400 pages. 10.00x6.75x1.00 inches. 1996. Cambridge Univ Pr ISBN 0521565057 9780521565059 [GB]

Paperback / softback. New. This is an up-to-date account the Bronze Age of Southeast Asia. It explores the controversy of whether the earliest bronze working took place there. It illuminates issues of indigenous technological advancement and the influence of neighbouring civilisations, and maps the evolvution of the first South-east Asia states. ISBN 0521565057 9780521565059 [GB]