| Civilizations in Embrace: The Spread of Ideas and the Transformation of Power; India and Southeast Asia in the Classical Age Contributor(s): Acharya, Amitav (Author) |
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ISBN: 9814379735 ISBN-13: 9789814379731 Publisher: Iseas-Yusof Ishak Institute OUR PRICE: $38.52 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Civilization - History | Asia - Southeast Asia - Social Science |
| Dewey: 303.482 |
| LCCN: 2012330954 |
| Physical Information: 0.38" H x 6" W x 9" (0.76 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Indian - Cultural Region - Southeast Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This study revisits one of the most extensive examples of the spread of ideas in the history of civilization: the diffusion of Indian religious and political ideas to Southeast Asia before the advent of Islam and European colonialism. Hindu and Buddhist concepts and symbols of kingship and statecraft helped to legitimize Southeast Asian rulers, and transform the political institutions and authority of Southeast Asia. But the process of this diffusion was not accompanied by imperialism, political hegemony, or "colonization" as conventionally understood. This book investigates different explanations of the spread of Indian ideas offered by scholars, including why and how it occurred and what were its key political and institutional outcomes. It challenges the view that strategic competition is a recurring phenomenon when civilizations encounter each other. |