Early Southeast Asia
Selected Essays

O. W. Wolters (Author), Craig J. Reynolds (Edited by)

9780877277439

Paperback / softback, published 21 November 2007

236 pages, - 8 Illustrations, unspecified
25.4 x 17.8 x 1.6 cm, 0.907 kg

A collection of the classic essays of O. W. Wolters, reflecting his radiant and meticulous lifelong study of premodern Southeast Asia, its literature, trade, government, and vanished cities. Included is an intellectual biography by the editor, which covers Wolters's professional lives as a member of the Malayan Civil Service and, later, as a scholar. This volume displays the extraordinary range of Oliver Wolters's work in early Indonesian, Vietnamese, Cambodian, and Thai history.