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Bezig met laden... Angkor and the Khmer Civilization (Ancient Peoples and Places) (editie 2005)door Michael D. Coe (Auteur)
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The first edition stood out as the most comprehensive and easily digestible English language summary of the Angkorian Khmer Empire. The addition of Damian Evans, one of Angkor's leading experts responsible for remapping the Khmer capital, brings direct experience with the rapidly growing body of archaeological work being conducted in Cambodia. Together they have crafted a state-of-the-art view of one of the world's most important, yet poorly understood empires. Onderdeel van de uitgeversreeks(en)
A great deal is now known about the brilliant Khmer civilization that flourished among the monsoon forests and rice paddies of mainland Southeast Asia, thanks to the pioneering work of French scholars and the application of modern archaeological techniques such as remote sensing from the space shuttle.The classic-period Khmer kings ruled over their part-Hindu and part-Buddhist empire from AD 802 for more than five centuries. This period saw the construction of many architectural masterpieces, including the huge capital city of Angkor, with the awe-inspiring Angkor Wat, the world's largest religious structure. Numerous other provincial centers, bound together by an impressive imperial road system, were scattered across the Cambodian Plain, northeast Thailand, southern Laos, and the Delta of southern Vietnam. Khmer civilization by no means disappeared with the gradual abandonment of Angkor that began in the fourteenth century, and the book's final chapter describes the conversion of the Khmer to a different kind of Buddhism, the move of the capital downriver to the Phnom Penh area, and the reorientation of the Khmer state to maritime trade.Angkor and the Khmer Civilization presents a concise but complete picture of Khmer cultural history from the Stone Age until the establishment of the French Protectorate in 1863, and is lavishly illustrated with maps, plans, drawings, and photographs. Drawing on the latest archaeological research, Michael D. Coe brings to life Angkor's extraordinary society and culture. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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