Southeast Asia. An Introductory History

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Publisher Place: Australia
Publisher Year: 1996
Edition: Reprint

Description: 263 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout. 7th edition.

Publishers Description: Southeast Asia: An introductory history has been the most widely read introduction to the region for over fifteen years and still retains its reputation as a highly readable survey of Southeast Asias modern history. Clearly written and extensively illustrated with maps, prints and photographs, it has been revised and brought up-to-date for this seventh edition. While giving attention to the early history of Southeast Asia, the author concentrates on the changes that have taken place since the eighteenth century. He surveys such vital developments as the impact of colonial rule, economic transformations in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the emergence and triumph of independence movements and the impact of social change and the pivotal roles played by religion, ethnic minorities and immigrant groups in the various countries of the region. This is an easily read and lively account well suited to readers making their first contact with a geographical and political area of great diversity. There is even an introduction to the art of the region and a guide to literature about Southeast Asia. Dr Milton Osbornes clear grasp of his subject reflects

ISBN: 9781864484793