Preface and Acknowledgments -- 1 -- Introduction -- 2 -- Prehistory and Languages -- 3 -- Early States, Civilization, and Colonialism -- 4 -- Ethnic Complexity in Modern Southeast Asia -- 5 -- Hunter-Gatherers, Real and Imagined -- 6 -- Swidden Farmers -- 7 -- Peasant Farmers and Their Transformations -- 8 -- Indigenous Religion -- 9 -- Religion, Society, and the State -- 10 -- Religious Conversion on the Ethnic Margins -- 11 -- Tourism and Local Peoples -- 12 -- Development for Better or Worse -- Notes -- References and Suggested Reading -- About the Author.