Norman G. Owen is professor of history at the University of Hong Kong. Norman G. Owen is professor of history at the University of Hong Kong.
An attractive, accessible, and authoritative modern history."
--Royal Society for Asian Affairs,"A significant update to the
eminently successful In Search of Southeast Asia of almost four
decades ago. . . . Highly recommended. Useful as a textbook and for
reading at all levels.-- "Choice"
A valuable study for exploring the region's history. . . . The
Emergence of Modern Southeast Asia offers discomforting food for
thought.-- "IIAS Newsletter"
This is the best introductory text on Southeast Asian history that
this reviewer had come across in many years. . . . The book itself
is the embodiment of 'unity in diversity', the leitmotif of
Southeast Asia.-- "Contemporary Southeast Asia"
By far the best survey of modern Southeast Asian history available.
It is a work that should be on the shelf of every scholar and
educated layperson interested in Southeast Asia, as its detail and
readability make it an ideal reference work.-- "Journal of
Southeast Asian Studies"
The single best guide to post-1800 Southeast Asian history.-- "The
Historian"
This work represents a substantial step forward for a collaborative
project now forty years in the making. . . . No other textbook on
Southeast Asia comes even close to it for its detail and coverage
of historical themes and events.-- "Itinerario"
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