Elena Poniatowska: An Intimate Biography

Elena Poniatowska: An Intimate Biography has nine chapters,including a foreword by Carlos Fuentes, a preface, and an introduction.Each chapter has a title that gives an idea of what it willaddress. From his introduction, Schuessler familiarizes thereader with the life and background of one of the most, if notthe most, renowned female writers of contemporary Mexico. Schuessleris able to capture the human warmth, sense of humor, and humblenessthat have characterized Elena Poniatowska throughout the years.He takes the reader through the parts of Poniatowska's lifethat he considers important to become     

The Transition to History in Southeast Asia: An Introduction

Studies of the transition from prehistory to history in Southeast Asia have traditionally relied primarily on documentary sources, which tend to emphasize foreign influences, rather than on the archaeological record, which suggests a series of indigenous developments. The papers in this journal issue and the next discuss strategies for using both documentary and archaeological evidence to study the transition to history and the emergence of early states in the region. These papers investigate how political units were structured and integrated in Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines, and South China, and illustrate how historical and archaeological data can cross-check each other to inform on Southeast Asian sociopolitical and economic developments during the early historic period.