Nations and States in Southeast Asia

Häftad, Engelska, 1998

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Beskrivning

This reflective and provocative 1998 book 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. The book focuses mainly on the period from the eighteenth century to the present. It is divided into three sections: the first gives a broad historical overview of Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, the Philippines, Burma/Myanmar, Vietnam, and Siam/Thailand; the second reflects, in a comparative context, on significant problems in understanding Southeast Asia's past and present; the third explores the current state of writing Southeast Asian history. Underlying the discussion is an awareness of how ongoing tensions between East and West shape history and frame the present. This book reflects a lifetime's scholarship and will become a major interpretive synthesis of modern Southeast Asia.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1998-05-13
Mått:152 x 229 x 8 mm
Vikt:210 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:148
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9780521625647

Utforska kategorier

Asiens historia inom Historia och arkeologi

Recensioner i media

'Nicholas Tarling is arguably the best-known historian of Southeast Asia at work today … Now, Tarling takes Southeast Asia's historical milestones (many of which he has made visible) as starting points for reflections on time, space, theme and perception the evolution of nations into states. His mordant comparisons with Europe and American history tell us as much about our own conventional way of seeing and telling (often parochial, imperial, and Eurocentric) as they do about the Southeast Asian peoples … [it] will alternately puzzle, awe and inspire.' New Zealand Books

Innehållsförteckning

Preface; Part I. Present and Past: 1. Indonesia; 2. Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei; 3. The Philippines; 4. Burma/Myanmar; 5. Vietnam; 6. Siam/Thailand; Part II. Problems and Policies: 7. Colonial and national frontiers; 8. Colonial authority; 9. The industrial revolution; 10. Parliamentary government and Southeast Asia; 11. Nationalism; 12. The Japanese; 13. Gaining independence; 14. Democratic institutions; 15. International factors in the winning of independence; 16. Armies; 17. Millenarianism; 18. Foreign policy; Part III. Period and Perspectives: 19. Time and place; 20. Septentrionalism.