Exploring Southeast Asia : a traveller's history of the region
Milton Osborne is one of the world's pre-eminent writers on Southeast Asia, and this lively and easy to read guide is a distillation of a lifetime's knowledge and experience on the region. Essential reading for travellers
History
1 online resource (vii, 272 pages) : illustrations, maps
9781741151541, 9781282150928, 1741151546, 1282150928
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Where the past meets the present
Southeast Asia up to the Second World War
Great cities and great empires in the "Lands of Gold"
Courts, kings and peasants: The traditional world
Minorities and slaves: Outsiders in traditional Southeast Asia
The challenge of the West: The European advance
Economic transformation
The Asian immigrants
The years of illusion: Between the wars, 1918-41
The Second World War in Southeast Asia
Gaining independence: Common goals, individual histories
Revolution and revolt
Other paths to independence
Independent Southeast Asia
Challenges of the post-colonial era
Contemporary Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia's living past
History at a glance
Time chart of modern Southeast Asian history
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