A history of Southeast Asia / / Arthur Cotterell

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910820315503321
• Autore: Cotterell Arthur
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Singapore : , : Marshall Cavendish Editions, , 2014; ©2014
• ISBN: 981-4634-70-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (449 p.)
• Disciplina: 959
• Soggetti: Southeast Asia Civilization; Southeast Asia Antiquities; Southeast Asia History
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; contents; preface; introduction; list of maps; photo credits; Part One early southeast asia; 1 early burma; 2 early cambodia; 3 early vietnam; 4 early indonesia; Part Two medieval southeast asia; 5 medieval burma; 6 medieval thailand and cambodia; 7 medieval vietnam; 8 medieval island powers; Part Three modern southeast asia; 9 the colonial era; 10 the greater east asiaco-prosperity sphere; 11 independence:the mainland nation states; 12 independence: the maritime nation states; postscript: present-day southeast asia; chronology; further reading; index
• Sommario/riassunto: A History of Southeast Asia narrates the history of the region from earliest recorded times until today, covering present-day Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, the Philippines, Indonesia and East Timor. Concisely written and filled with historical anecdotes, this authoritative volume is presented in three parts, covering both mainland and maritime Southeast Asia: Part 1 - Early Southeast Asia (the earliest civilisations) Part 2 - Medieval Southeast (the colonial period) Part 3 - Modern Southeast (the present-day era, following the Pacific dimension of