Table of Contents

Illustrations

Introduction

1 What is Southeast Asia?

2 The 'Classical' Background to Modern Southeast Asian History

3 Courts, Kings and Peasants: Southeast Asia Before the European Impact

4 Minorities and Slaves: The Outsiders in Traditional Southeast Asia

5 The European Advance and Challenge

6 Economic Transformation

7 The Asian Immigrants in Southeast Asia

8 The Years of Illusion: Southeast Asia Between the Wars, 1918-1941

9 The Second World War in Southeast Asia

10 Revolution and Revolt: Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaya and the Philippines

11 Other Paths to Independence

12 Independent Southeast Asia

13 Southeast Asia's Modern History

14 Discovering Southeast Asia Through Art and Literature

15 Postscript: A Perspective from 2000

Suggested Readings

Time Chart of Modern Southeast Asian History

Index

About the Author

Dr Milton Osborne is a writer and consultant on Asian issues. He is the author of many books including Sihanouk: Prince of Light, Prince of Darkness, River Road to China and The Mekong: turbulent past, uncertain future.