Miriam T. Stark

Mitch J. Hendrickson

Damian Evans

The Angkorian World explores the history of Southeast Asia's largest ancient state from the first to mid-second millennium CE. Chapters by leading scholars combine evidence from archaeology, texts, and the natural sciences to introduce the Angkorian state, describe its structure, and explain its persistence over more than six centuries. Comprehensive and accessible, this book will be an indispensable resource for anyone studying premodern Asia. The volume's first of six sections provides historical and environmental contexts and discusses data sources and the nature of knowledge production. The next three sections examine the anthropogenic landscapes of Angkor (agrarian, urban, and hydraulic), the state institutions that shaped the Angkorian state, and the economic foundations on which Angkor operated. Part V explores Angkorian ideologies and realities, from religion and nation to identity. The volume's last part reviews political and aesthetic Angkorian legacies in an effort to explain why the idea of Angkor remains central to its Cambodian descendants. Maps, graphics, and photographs guide readers through the content of each chapter. Chapters in this volume synthesise more than a century of work at Angkor and in the regions it influenced. The Angkorian World will satisfy students, researchers, academics, and the knowledgeable layperson who seeks to understand how this great Angkorian Empire arose and functioned in the premodern world. The Prologue and Chapters 2, 10, 15, 23, 30 and 32 of this book are freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http: //www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.

The Angkorian World

There are many examples of Chihuahuan ceramics held in North American museum collections which remain an untapped source of information on this culture. This study makes use of the unprovenanced examples of Chihuahuan polychrome jars from the collection of the Royal Ontario and Wilderness Park museums. Through a design analysis of the layout and motifs on the ceramics, Hendrickson explores the existence of trait overlap and whether decorative patterning may be indicative of temporal and spatial variation, attempting to shed light on the temporal sequence and geographical distribution of the Chihuahuan culture.

Mitch J. Hendrickson

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