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Author:   Nam C. Kim (Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Middleton, WI)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 23.60cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 15.70cm
Weight:   0.567kg
ISBN:  

9780199980888

ISBN 10:   0199980888
Pages:   354
Publication Date:   12 November 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Title Page Dedication Table of Contents Preface Acknowledgments Chapter One: In Search of a Prehistoric State Chapter Two: Research Setting Chapter Three: The Archaeology of Complex Societies and Ancient States Chapter Four: Forms of Complexity in Southeast Asia Chapter Five: War in the World, War in Southeast Asia Chapter Six: Social Change and Emergent Complexity in Bac Bo Chapter Seven: Previous Research for the Co Loa Site Chapter Eight: Recent Field Investigations at Co Loa Chapter Nine: An Ancient City Chapter Ten: A Prehistoric State Chapter Eleven: The Weight of the Past and the Pull of the Present Chapter Twelve: A Prehistoric Civilization Found Bibliography

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A timely study of early state formation in Southeast Asia. Kim's confident and clear account of developments centered on the monumental site of Co Loa in northern Vietnam includes a review of textual and archaeological data, along with the key finding that Co Loa's initial construction phase preceded the area's formal incorporation into China. --Francis Allard, Indiana University of Pennsylvania In this outstanding volume Nam Kim describes how his excavations have identified a capital that was founded by an aristocratic elite, prospered in its rich habitat, and ultimately faced Han Chinese imperial ambitions. Formerly the stuff of legendary kings, we now have a new and convincing prehistory anchored by the results of intense archaeological fieldwork. --Charles Higham, University of Otago

[Nam Kim] has written a very carefully researched and highly informative book, one that elucidates the most recent findings on the origins of state formation in what is today northern Vietnam...the fields of Vietnamese studies...and Vietnamese archeology...are the beneficiaries of this excellent study...one with considerable positive implications for the future of both fields. * Stephen O'Harrow, SOJOURN *

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Nam C. Kim is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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