Southeast Asia: An Introductory HistoryDocumenting the enormous changes and dramatic growth recently experienced in the region, this text considers the classical background to modern south-east Asian history, as well as the changes that have taken place in the post-war years. |
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... took place in the Southeast Asian region over many centuries, beginning early in the Christian era. The development has been given the name 'Indianisation', though once again there is continuing disagreement among scholars as to just ...
... took place in the Southeast Asian region over many centuries, beginning early in the Christian era. The development has been given the name 'Indianisation', though once again there is continuing disagreement among scholars as to just ...
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... took place. The really important unifying feature for the Angkorian empire was something quite different from commerce. It was the acceptance by many lesser rulers and governors that the king at Angkor was their supreme lord, their ...
... took place. The really important unifying feature for the Angkorian empire was something quite different from commerce. It was the acceptance by many lesser rulers and governors that the king at Angkor was their supreme lord, their ...
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... took place in the thirteenth , fourteenth and fifteenth centuries , historians have asked whether there might be an identifiable event or series of events that would provide an explanation for the downfall of the great states of ...
... took place in the thirteenth , fourteenth and fifteenth centuries , historians have asked whether there might be an identifiable event or series of events that would provide an explanation for the downfall of the great states of ...
Contents
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Southeast Asia Before the European Impact | 40 |
The Outsiders in Traditional Southeast Asia | 61 |
5 The European Advance and Challenge | 70 |
6 Economic Transformation | 93 |
7 The Asian Immigrants in Southeast Asia | 112 |
Southeast Asia Between the Wars 19181941 | 129 |
11 Other Paths to Independence | 203 |
Indonesia Vietnam Cambodia and Laos | 213 |
Burma Malaya Singapore the Phillipines and the Thai Exception | 227 |
14 The Challenges of Independence in Southeast Asia | 246 |
An Overview of the Present and the Recent Past | 267 |
Discovering Southeast Asia through Art and Literature | 286 |
Suggested Readings | 316 |
Timeline | 340 |
9 The Second World War in Southeast Asia | 155 |
Indonesia Vietnam Malaya and the Phillipines | 179 |
Index | 342 |
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