自法国历史学家布劳代尔的《十五至十八世纪经济、资本主义与物质文明》问世之后,人们很难再如此长篇巨制地写一部欧洲人到达之前的东南亚历史。然而,随着这个地区在当今国际事务中的日趋重要的角色,学者们对它的文明史也越发倾注浓厚的兴趣。澳大利亚国立大学高级研究员安东尼·里德以他的新著《商业时代的东南亚,一四五○——一六八○》第一 Since the advent of “the fifteenth to eighteenth century economy, capitalism and material civilization” by the French historian Braudel, it has been very hard for people to write such a long and elaborate record as the history of Southeast Asia before the arrival of Europeans. However, as the region plays an increasingly important role in today’s international affairs, scholars have also become more and more interested in its history of civilization. Anthony Reid, a senior fellow at the Australian National University, with his new book, “Southeast Asia, Business Times, 1450 - 1880,” first