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Description: During the years from 1450 to 1680, Southeast Asia experienced an increase in international trade and monetization, the rise of great cities with the formation of new states and cultures around them, and the adoption of new international religions. Anthony Reid will chronicle these events in two volumes, of which this is the first, offering a total history that looks not only at the extraordinary political events but also at the everyday life of Southeast Asians. Volume One, <i>The Lands Below the Winds</i>, explores diverse aspects of the physical, material, and social structures of this distinctive area, ranging from diet, housing, commerce, and law to sexual and family relations, patterns of warfare, and popular entertainment. Drawing on numerous accounts both from indigenous sources and from the rich descriptions of European visitors, Reid vividly portrays life in the different societies, enabling us to perceive the underlying coherence and splendid variety in the complex mosaic of Southeast Asia.
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