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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... empire for nearly six centuries, only became part of Western consciousness in the nineteenth century, and then only slowly. The point may be made over and over again. Athens, Thebes and Sparta were tiny states, nevertheless they live in ...
... empire for nearly six centuries, only became part of Western consciousness in the nineteenth century, and then only slowly. The point may be made over and over again. Athens, Thebes and Sparta were tiny states, nevertheless they live in ...
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... Empires within the region waxed and waned and at various times links were established between the mainland and the islands of the Indonesian Archipelago involving both politics and trade. With the end of the Second World War the ...
... Empires within the region waxed and waned and at various times links were established between the mainland and the islands of the Indonesian Archipelago involving both politics and trade. With the end of the Second World War the ...
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... empire at the height of its power in the twelfth century The Angkorian empire reached the height of its power in the twelfth century during the reigns of Suryavarman II ( 1113-1150 ) and Jayavarman VII ( 1181 - circa 1219 ) . During ...
... empire at the height of its power in the twelfth century The Angkorian empire reached the height of its power in the twelfth century during the reigns of Suryavarman II ( 1113-1150 ) and Jayavarman VII ( 1181 - circa 1219 ) . During ...
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... empires claimed for Javanese rulers of earlier historical periods. Sharp argument might sometimes be joined over the ... empire of Srivijaya come to lose its dominant position controlling the great east–west trade between India and China ...
... empires claimed for Javanese rulers of earlier historical periods. Sharp argument might sometimes be joined over the ... empire of Srivijaya come to lose its dominant position controlling the great east–west trade between India and China ...
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... empire, Srivijaya, that had risen to power in the sixth and seventh centuries CE and, despite set- backs along the way, continued to dominate trade between the West (India) and the East (China), as well as more local trade in the ...
... empire, Srivijaya, that had risen to power in the sixth and seventh centuries CE and, despite set- backs along the way, continued to dominate trade between the West (India) and the East (China), as well as more local trade in the ...
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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