A Traveller's History of Southeast Asia Contributor(s): Barwise, J. M. (Author), White, N. J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1566564395 ISBN-13: 9781566564397 Publisher: Interlink Books
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: June 2015 Annotation: Following chapters on the physical environment and the earliest human history of Southeast Asia, the authors carry the reader through the classical kingdoms that produced such architectural marvels as Borobudur in Java and Angkor Wat in Cambodia. Click for more in this series: Traveller's History of Southeast Asia |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - Southeast Asia - Travel | Asia - Southeast |
Dewey: 959 |
LCCN: 2001006351 |
Series: Traveller's History of Southeast Asia |
Physical Information: 0.77" H x 5.12" W x 7.78" L (0.70 lbs) 352 pages |
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Price on Product |
Review Citations: Booklist 09/15/2002 pg. 200 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: From the early Christian era in Europe, Southeast Asia was known as the "Land of Gold." It is a region blessed with a rich diversity of cultures, peoples, and scenery. A Traveller's History of Southeast Asia is a lucid and concise introduction to the histories of the modern states of Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Singapore, Brunei, and East Timor, providing an essential guide for both tourists and the general reader. It spans the history of the region from "Java Man" some one million years ago, to the development of the high-tech, skyscraper cities of the new millennium, all the way to the present time. Following chapters on the physical environment and the earliest human history of Southeast Asia, the authors carry the reader through the classical kingdoms that produced such architectural marvels as Borobudur in Java and Angkor Wat in Cambodia. The book further explores Southeast Asia's growing trade with the outside world from 1500 culminating in colonization by the European imperial powers in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The struggles for independence in the last century--which made the modern nations of the region--are discussed in detail, as are the dramatic and tragic events of the post-independence era such as the Vietnam War and the Cambodia genocide. The remarkable successes and failings of the region's recent economic development are highlighted in the final chapter. Above all, A Traveller's History of Southeast Asia shows how the region's soul has been preserved against tremendous external pressures. |
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