Southeast Asia a historical encyclopedia, from Angkor Wat to East Timor

"Contains over eight hundred alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about topics related to the historical development and global influence of Southeast Asia, covering politics, war, religion, socioeconomics, ethnohistory, geography, and folklore."
"This reference work explores the history of the region that consists of Myanmar (formerly Burma), Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Indonesia, the Phillippines and East Timor. It covers topics including archaeology and prehistory and politics and culture."@en
"Colonial playground, hotbed of communism, exotic tourist destination, nexus of terrorism and the drug trade. These characteristics come to mind when thinking of contemporary Southeast Asia, but these labels fail to capture the cultural richness, geographical variety and vibrant history of this region.; This reference work explores the history of the region that consists of Myanmar (formerly Burma), Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Indonesia, the Phillippines and East Timor. Organized in a user-friendly, alphabetical format, with entries ranging from brief descriptions to expansive essays, this comprehensive work covers archaeology and prehistory, politics and culture, socioeconomics, ethno-history, language, institutions and organizations, wars and conflicts, personalities, geography, religions and folklore and environment."