Southeast Asia in the Age of Commerce, 1450–1680; Volume One: The Lands below the Winds

In The Lands below the Winds—the first volume of a two-volume set chronicling the rise of Southeast Asian culture during the years from 1450 to 1680—Anthony Reid vividly explores everyday life in the different societies of the region, from diet, housing, commerce, and law to sexual and family relations, patterns of warfare, and popular entertainment. His careful descriptions enable us to perceive the underlying coherence and splendid variety in the complex mosaic of Southeast Asia.