Southeast Asia category: 1948 books
Brief History of Indonesia
Sultans, Spices, and Tsunamis: The Incredible Story of Southeast Asia's Largest Nation
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2015
Sultans, Spices, and Tsunamis: The Incredible Story of the World's Largest Archipelago
Indonesia is by far the largest nation in Southeast Asia and has the fourth largest population in the world after the United States. Indonesian history and culture are especially relevant today as the Island...
Viet Nam
A History from Earliest Times to the Present
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2017
For many Westerners, the name Vietnam evokes images of a bloody televised American war that generated a firestorm of protest and brought conflict into their living rooms. In his sweeping account, Ben Kiernan broadens this vision by narrating the rich history of the peoples who have inhabited the land...
High-Speed Empire
Chinese Expansion and the Future of Southeast Asia
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2018
The story of the world's most audacious infrastructure project.
Less than a decade ago, China did not have a single high-speed train in service. Today, it owns a network of 14,000 miles of high-speed rail, far more than the rest of the world combined. Now, China is pushing its tracks into Southeast...
Cities in Motion
Urban Life and Cosmopolitanism in Southeast Asia, 1920–1940
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2016
In the 1920s and 1930s, the port-cities of Southeast Asia were staging grounds for diverse groups of ordinary citizens to experiment with modernity, as a rising Japan and American capitalism challenged the predominance of European empires after the First World War. Both migrants and locals played...
by Zhongjing Liu
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2018
Extract: Today let's talk about the history of Diantnam. The three political entities of Diantnam, Bashulia, and Myanmar have a very close relationship in race and culture, which is related to the civilization structure of East Asia and Southeast Asia in prehistoric times.
by Trin Aiyara, Alvin Cheng-Hin Lim, Ngeow Chow-Bing
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2018
In 2012, the Communist Party of China (CPC) inaugurated the Xi Jinping era when it elected him to be the General Secretary of the CPC. The following year Xi was elected President of the People’s Republic of China. The Xi Jinping era has seen a remarkable transformation of Chinese foreign policy,...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2011
This lively survey of the peoples, cultures, and societies of Southeast Asia introduces a region of tremendous geographic, linguistic, historical, and religious diversity. Encompassing both mainland and island countries, these engaging essays describe personhood and identity, family and household...
Blood and Silk
Power and Conflict in Modern Southeast Asia
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2017
Why are Southeast Asia's richest countries such as Malaysia riddled with corruption? Why do Myanmar, Thailand and the Philippines harbour unresolved violent insurgencies? How do deepening religious divisions in Indonesia and Malaysia, and China's growing influence, affect the region and the rest of...
Beyond the Sacred Forest
Complicating Conservation in Southeast Asia
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2011
Reflecting new thinking about conservation in Southeast Asia, Beyond the Sacred Forest is the product of a unique, decade-long, interdisciplinary collaboration involving research in Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines. Scholars from these countries and the United States rethink the translation...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2013
In this report the author has focused on policy changes introduced by the Nixon administration during 1969 in regard to the Vietnamese war, particularly as they affected the role of air power. Repeatedly expressing determination to end the war as early as possible on the basis of self-determination...
by Stephen Black
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2013
A lyrical documentary about one of Singapore's most historic areas. This collection of short stories and essays reveals the influences and events that have shaped Southeast Asia and Singapore. Emphasing the food and personalities of the area, I Ate Tiong Bahru avoids the nostalgic and celebrates...
The U.S. Army in Southeast Asia
Near-Term and Long-Term Roles
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2014
This RAND report examines the U.S. Army role in Southeast Asia. Under current benign conditions, efforts should focus on supporting defense reform, addressing transnational threats, and balancing China. If the outlook deteriorates, the United States should increase security cooperation, conclude new...
Phnom Penh
A Cultural History
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2008
As a one-time resident of Phnom Penh and an authority on Southeast Asia, Milton Osborne provides a colorful account of the troubled history and appealing culture of Cambodia's capital city. Osborne sheds light on Phnom Penh's early history, when first Iberian missionaries and freebooters and then...
Transparency and Authoritarian Rule in Southeast Asia
Singapore and Malaysia
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2004
In Transparency and Authoritarian Rule in Southeast Asia, Rodan rejects the notion that the 1997-98 Asian economic crisis was further evidence that ultimately capitalism can only develop within liberal social and political institutions, and that new technology necessarily undermines authoritarian...