This text outlines the emergence of the nation-states of modern Southeast Asia. It considers various ways of looking at Southeast Asian history, combining narrative, analysis and discussion. It focuses mainly on the period from the eighteenth century to the present.
This reflective and provocative book outlines the emergence of the nation-states of modern Southeast Asia. It considers the concept of nationhood and ways of looking at Southeast Asian history, making sense of what is often seen as a bewildering region. Combining narrative, anal…
The Geneva conference on Laos of 1961-1962, which Britain helped initiate and bring to a conclusion, throws light on Britain's policy in Southeast Asia during what in some sense may be seen as the last of the decades in which its influence was crucial. This book is the first to …
The Geneva conference on Laos of 1961-1962, which Britain helped initiate and bring to a conclusion, throws light on Britain's policy in Southeast Asia during what in some sense may be seen as the last of the decades in which its influence was crucial. This book is the first to …
Focusing on Southeast Asia, Nicholas Tarling looks at past, recent and present examples of imperialism, and provides a comparative study of differing experiences. This is an incisive text about the mechanisms of empire building.
