ASIAN 2208 Introduction to Southeast Asia: History of Southeast Asia

A lively and easy-to-read guide to Southeast Asian history written by one of the world's pre-eminent historians of the area.

(This book) 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 achieves a delicate balance exploring the importance of the period of European colonial rule in Southeast Asia without overemphasis as he introduces students to the regions and peoples of S.E.A. .Introductions at the beginning of each part aid in understanding the global and political implications of the events discussed. The 7th edition is updated to offer coverage of current events. Combining thematic and chronological approaches with the study of colonialism, nationalism, historical and cultural heritage, and current events, Southeast Asia manages to convey an Asian point of view throughout.

Designed to accompany the {book] Southeast Asia: Past and Present, this updated reader includes classic and recent works on the history of Southeast Asia. SarDesai has selected literary and historical writings... organized in four sections--Cultural Heritage, Colonial Interlude, Nationalist Response, and the Fruits of Freedom--and cover the entire range of Southeast Asian history from ancient to contemporary times.

Survey of the history of Southeast Asia from ancient times to the present, paying particular attention to the region's role in world history and the distinctive societies that arose...Southeast Asians, living at the crossroads of Asia, enjoyed ever expanding connections to both China and India, and later developed maritime trading networks to the Middle East and Europe. Discusses also colonialism, independence and nation-building, changing politics, "diverse identities" and economics.

Vol.1, From Early Times to 1800; Vol.2, The Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries

Vol.1, The Land Below the Winds. No ebook for vol.2.
Between the fifteenth and the mid-seventeenth centuries, when the Renaissance and early capitalism were transforming Europe, changes no less dramatic were occurring in Southeast Asia. The first volume explored the physical, material, cultural, and social structures of the region. Vol 2 (in print format) focuses on profound changes that defined the Age of Commerce as a period. The spice trade that animated the global boom of the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries made possible revolutionary changes in urbanization, commercialization, state structure, and belief.

Over the course of the half century from 1865 to 1915, the British and Dutch delineated colonial spheres, in the process creating new frontiers. This book analyzes the development of these frontiers in Insular Southeast Asia as well as the accompanying smuggling activities of the opium traders, currency runners, and human traffickers who pierced such newly drawn borders with growing success. The book presents a history of the evolution of this 3000-km frontier, and then inquires into the smuggling of contraband: who smuggled and why, what routes were favored, and how effectively the British and Dutch were able to enforce their economic, moral, and political will. Examining the history of states and smugglers playing off one another within a hidden but powerful economy of forbidden cargoes, the book also offers new insights into the modern political economies of Southeast Asia.

Spanning more than a millennium, this anthology gathers literary sources from across the entire region of Southeast Asia. Its 24 selections derive from a variety of genres, dating from 894 CE to 2002. The selections include religious works, folklore, epic poems, short stories, and the modern novel.

[This book] looks at the major themes that have developed in the study of modern Southeast Asian history since the mid-18th century. Contributions by experts in the field are clustered under three major headings - Political History, Economic History, and Social and Cultural History .