Southeast Asia in world history
This book will sketch an outline of Southeast Asian history from earliest times to the present, showing how the diverse political, economic, social, and cultural patterns developed over several thousand years and the role played by the region in the larger world. Approximately one third will be devoted to the centuries before 1500 CE, when civilizations and kingdoms emerged and some Southeast Asians became active in Asian and Pacific maritime trade networks. It will discuss the connections to India and China, the great kingdoms such as Angkor, the maritime trade, and the emergence of diverse cultural traditions, including the Theravada Buddhist, Islamic, and Vietnamese realms. Another third covers the period of Western expansion and colonization between 1500 and 1941, when various Western nations began to gradually influence and then reshape the region and Southeast Asians became more deeply involved with world trade. This includes an extensive discussion of the impact of colonialism on Southeast Asian societies, cultures, economies and politics. The final third examines the rise of nationalism and independence movements, decolonization, the wars in Indochina, and the links between past, present, and future
History
1 online resource (viii, 256 pages) : illustrations, maps
9780199721962, 9781282053502, 0199721963, 1282053507
373185471
The ancient roots of Southeast Asia to ca. 200 BCE
Southeast Asians in the classical world, ca. 200 BCE-800 CE
The kingdoms of the golden age, ca. 800-1400
New cultures and connections, ca. 1300-1750
Christians, spices, and Western expansion, 1500-1750
The Western winds of colonialism, 1750-1914
Colonial impact and changing fortunes, 1800-1941
Fighting for the cause of national freedom, 1900-1950
Revolutionary wars and nation building, 1950-1975
Diverse identities, "tigers," and changing politics since 1970
Southeast Asia and the wider world