The Emergence of Modern Southeast Asia: A New History

by David Chandler, William R. Roff, David P. Chandler

Book Overview

The modern states of Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, Myanmar, Malaysia, Singapore, Cambodia, Laos, Brunei, and East Timor were once a tapestry of kingdoms, colonies, and smaller polities linked by sporadic trade and occasional war. By the end of the nineteenth century, however, the United States and several European powers had come to control almost the entire region--only to depart dramatically in the decades following World War...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824828909
• ISBN13: 9780824828905
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 568 Pages
• Weight: 2.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.0" x 9.9"