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Southeast Asia : past and present /

"Southeast Asia: Past and Present offers a balanced and readable account of the region from ancient to modern times, covering traditional history as well as current events. D.R. SarDesai avoids overemphasizing the importance of the period of European colonial rule as he introduces us to the reg...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: SarDesai, D. R. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boulder, CO : Westview Press, a member of the Perseus Books Group, [2013]
Edición:Seventh edition.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • The land and its people
  • Early kingdoms in mainland Southeast Asia
  • Early kingdoms of Sumatra and Java
  • The rise of new states : Ayuthaya, Majapahit, and Malacca
  • European intrusion in the Indian archipelago : the early phase
  • Mainland Southeast Asia : the consolidations of Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam
  • The English and Dutch in the East Indies
  • The British role in the Malay states in the nineteenth century
  • Pride and paramountcy : Anglo-Burmese relations in the nineteenth century
  • The French in Vietnam and Cambodia
  • Thailand remains independent
  • Nationalist movements in Southeast Asia : general
  • The Filipino urge for freedom from Spanish and US rule
  • The nationalist movements : Indonesia
  • The nationalist movements : Myanmar
  • Thailand's constitutional revolution
  • The nationalist movements : Vietnam
  • The nationalist movements : Malaya, Cambodia, and Laos
  • Independent Philippines
  • Myanmar : toward integration and democracy
  • Thailand : independence at any price
  • Indonesia : unity amid diversity
  • East Timor : birth of a nation
  • Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei
  • Nationalism and communism in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos
  • Vietnam and Cambodia under communism
  • Tsunami, cyclone, and terrorism in Southeast Asia.