ISBN : 9780190882358
The Origins of Ancient Vietnam explores the genesis of civilization in the Red River Delta of Vietnam and how it can inform our understanding of ancient societies, generally, and the foundations of Vietnamese culture, specifically.
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