Early Civilizations of Southeast Asia

<I>Early Civilizations of Southeast Asia</I> presents a fascinating synthesis of research on the prehistoric societies of mainland Southeast Asia. Drawing on archaeological and historical research both old and new Dougald O'Reilly provides a general picture of the events that shaped the region in ancient times covering the rise of the Pyu civilization in Myanmar the Mon and Dvaravati kingdoms of Thailand the early polities of peninsular Malaysia the Khmer kingdoms of Cambodia and the rise of Champa in Vietnam. This is a book that will interest both scholars and students of archaeology anthropology history and Asian studies.