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Explorations in Early Southeast Asian HistoryThe Origins of Southeast Asian Statecraft\nAuthor(s): Kenneth Hall, John K. Whitmore\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: The University of Michigan Press, United States\nImprint: University of Michigan, Centre for South and Southeast Asian Studies\nISBN-13: 9780891480112, 978-0891480112\nSynopsis\nWhile following the probes of foreign individuals into various obscure parts of Southeast Asia over the centuries is a diverting and entertaining pastime, the purpose of this volume is to investigate this past with the mind, to question and postulate upon the historical patterns that have developed from earlier study of the area, and to bring concepts from other areas and disciplines to bear on the existing information. The product of this effort, as it is encompassed in this volume, is not an attempt at the definitive study of any of the topics. It is rather a series of speculations on the directions feasible for the further study of the Southeast As]