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oapen-20.500.12657-750082023-08-07T09:47:08Z The Angkorian World Hendrickson, Mitch Stark, Miriam T. Evans, Damian Angkorian, Asia bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HD Archaeology The Angkorian World explores the history of Southeast Asia’s largest ancient state from the first to mid-second millennium CE. Chapters by leading scholars combine evidence from archaeology, texts, and the natural sciences to introduce the Angkorian state, describe its structure, and explain its persistence over more than six centuries. Comprehensive and accessible, this book will be an indispensable resource for anyone studying premodern Asia. The volume’s first of six sections provides historical and environmental contexts and discusses data sources and the nature of knowledge production. The next three sections examine the anthropogenic landscapes of Angkor (agrarian, urban, and hydraulic), the state institutions that shaped the Angkorian state, and the economic foundations on which Angkor operated. Part V explores Angkorian ideologies and realities, from religion and nation to identity. The volume’s last part reviews political and aesthetic Angkorian legacies in an effort to explain why the idea of Angkor remains central to its Cambodian descendants. Maps, graphics, and photographs guide readers through the content of each chapter. Chapters in this volume synthesise more than a century of work at Angkor and in the regions it influenced. The Angkorian World will satisfy students, researchers, academics, and the knowledgeable layperson who seeks to understand how this great Angkorian Empire arose and functioned in the premodern world. 2023-08-07T08:29:44Z 2023-08-07T08:29:44Z 2023 book 9781351128940 9780815355953 9781032439266 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/75008 eng Taylor & Francis Routledge 10.4324/9781351128940 10.4324/9781351128940 7b3c7b10-5b1e-40b3-860e-c6dd5197f0bb 41d56b12-dc7e-4d2d-969e-30f65152fbcf 0e2df7d0-528a-458e-9541-5a7300ed68c4 58a9774a-dbe5-496b-994d-5d51042d014b 16cca6b1-787e-455d-9edf-195252401859 23b54efb-f519-4cb3-9c33-8ce10b5ba92a 6f9492cd-3436-4ca5-a115-67ea46de5d94 0afe1475-9699-40d8-8fe9-c3908da9312a 9781351128940 9780815355953 9781032439266 Routledge open access
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The Angkorian World explores the history of Southeast Asia’s largest ancient state from the first to mid-second millennium CE. Chapters by leading scholars combine evidence from archaeology, texts, and the natural sciences to introduce the Angkorian state, describe its structure, and explain its persistence over more than six centuries. Comprehensive and accessible, this book will be an indispensable resource for anyone studying premodern Asia. The volume’s first of six sections provides historical and environmental contexts and discusses data sources and the nature of knowledge production. The next three sections examine the anthropogenic landscapes of Angkor (agrarian, urban, and hydraulic), the state institutions that shaped the Angkorian state, and the economic foundations on which Angkor operated. Part V explores Angkorian ideologies and realities, from religion and nation to identity. The volume’s last part reviews political and aesthetic Angkorian legacies in an effort to explain why the idea of Angkor remains central to its Cambodian descendants. Maps, graphics, and photographs guide readers through the content of each chapter. Chapters in this volume synthesise more than a century of work at Angkor and in the regions it influenced. The Angkorian World will satisfy students, researchers, academics, and the knowledgeable layperson who seeks to understand how this great Angkorian Empire arose and functioned in the premodern world.
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