viii, 268 pages : 22 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-258) and index

What is Southeast Asia? -- The 'Classical' Background to Modern Southeast Asian History -- Courts, Kings and Peasants: Southeast Asia Before the European Impact -- Minorities and Slaves: The Outsiders in Traditional Southeast Asia -- The European Advance and Challenge -- Economic Transformation -- The Asian Immigrants in Southeast Asia -- The Years of Illusion: Southeast Asia Between the Wars, 1918-1941 -- The Second World War in Southeast Asia -- Revolution and Revolt: Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaya and the Philippines -- Other Paths to Independence -- Independent Southeast Asia -- Southeast Asia's Modern History -- Discovering Southeast Asia Through Art and Literature -- Postscript: A Perspective from 2000

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