Southeast Asian Modern History (Volume 1 and 2)

Author: Liang Yingming
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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
Features: This book is the result of the author's many years of teaching and researching Southeast Asian history. As a comprehensive history of Southeast Asia in the modern period, it aims to reflect the overall development of the region's history during this time while also considering the unique characteristics of each country's history. It includes both general discussions and analyses of major events in individual countries, as well as several in-depth research topics. The upper part of the book covers the invasion of Western colonizers and the process of colonialization in Southeast Asian countries, as well as the struggles of the people against colonial rule. The lower part discusses the independence of Southeast Asian colonies after the war, the formation of nation-states, and the changes and developments in the economies, politics, and societies of each country. The scope of the book covers from the Portuguese occupation of Malacca in 1511 to the end of 2004.