The Cham of Vietnam: History, Society and Art

The Cham of Vietnam: History, Society and Art

The Cham people once inhabited and ruled over a large stretch of what is now the central Vietnamese coast. The Indianized civilization of this Austronesian-speaking group flourished between roughly the third and fifteenth centuries, and they competed with the Vietnamese and Khmers for influence in mainland Southeast Asia, but the Cham territories eventually became part of modern Vietnam. Written by specialists in history, archaeology, anthropology, art history, and linguistics, the essays in 'The Cham of Vietnam' contribute to a revisionist overview of Cham history by re-assessing the ways the Cham have been studied by different generations of scholars of what 'Champa' has represented over the centuries of its history. Several chapters focus on archaeological work in central Vietnam and position recent discoveries within the broader framework of Cham history, but there are also discussions of Cham economy, society and culture.

Through this study of a people that did not become a nation-state, the book provides penetrating insights into the history of Vietnam and on the broader dynamic of Southeast Asian history.
Country USA
Brand NUS Press
Manufacturer National University of Singapore Press
Binding Paperback
UnitCount 1
EANs 9789971694593
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	NUS Press
Manufacturer	National University of Singapore Press
Binding	Paperback
UnitCount	1
EANs	9789971694593
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

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