Rice in South-East Asia: Cultures and Landscapes, Images of Asia, 1993, Near Fine HC

Piper, Jacqueline M. Kuala Lumpur: Oxford University Press, 1993.

English, Near Fine, HC, 12mo, 7 7/8" x 5 3/8", 112 pp. 

ISBN: 9676530387

Hardcover in pictorial paper. 112 pp. Includes 24 full-color and 25 black-and-white reproductions of paintings, drawings, and photographs, 2 illustrative figures, and endpaper maps. From the back panel: "'Images of Asia' offers a range of titles covering aspects of life and culture in East Asia. Each book in the series combines an introductory text, written for the non-specialist reader by an authority on the subject, with extensive illustrations both in colour and black-and-white." This volume covers the importance of rice in South-East Asia, from the way rice-farming leads the rhythm of the year, to its involvement in everyday life, through religion and culture, but most importantly, it being a staple in the region's diet.