| Description |
viii, 263 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
1. What is Southeast Asia? -- 2. The 'Classical' Background to Modern Southeast Asian History -- 3. Courts, Kings and Peasants: Southeast Asia Before the European Impact -- 4. Minorities and Slaves: The Outsiders in Traditional Southeast Asia -- 5. The European Advance and Challenge -- 6. Economic Transformation -- 7. The Asian Immigrants in Southeast Asia -- 8. The Years of Illusion: Southeast Asia Between the Wars, 1918-1941 -- 9. The Second World War in Southeast Asia -- 10. Revolution and Revolt: Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaya and the Philippines -- 11. Other Paths to Independence -- 12. Independent Southeast Asia -- 13. Southeast Asia's Modern History -- 14. Discovering Southeast Asia Through Art and Literature -- 15. Postscript: A Perspective from 1997 -- Time Chart of Modern Southeast Asian History |
| Summary |
Attention is given to the early history of Southeast Asia, but the author concentrates on the changes that have taken place since the eighteenth century. He surveys such vital developments as the impact of colonial rule, economic transformations in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the emergence and triumph of independence movements and the impact of social change and the pivotal roles played by religion, ethnic minorities and immigrant groups in the various countries of the region |
| Analysis |
Asia, Southeast |
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Asia, Southeast Economic Conditions |
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Asia, Southeast History |
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Asia, Southeast Politics And Government |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Previous ed.: 1995 |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 241-253 |
| SUBJECT |
Asia, Southeastern http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85008627 -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005024
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Southeast Asia -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85008630
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| LC no. |
97223183 |
| ISBN |
1864484799 (paperback) |
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