A World of Water : Rain, Rivers and Seas in Southeast Asian Histories (Verhandelingen Van Het Koninklijk Instituut)

Water, in its many guises, has always played a powerful role in shaping Southeast Asian histories, cultures, societies and economies. This volume, the rewritten results of an international workshop, with participants from eight countries, contains thirteen essays, representing a broad range of approaches to the study of Southeast Asia with water as the central theme.