Southeast Asia: Past And Present / Edition 6

About The Author:

D. R. SarDesai is professor emeritus of history and the former chair of South and Southeast Asian studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. Among his many distinguished books isIndia: The Definitive History(Westview Press, 2008).

Table Of Contents:

Preface ix

Part 1 Cultural Heritage 1

1 The Land and Its People 5

2 Early Kingdoms in Mainland Southeast Asia 21

3 Early Kingdoms of Sumatra and Java 40

4 The Rise of New States: Ayuthaya, Majapahit, and Malacca 48

5 European Intrusion in the Indian Archipelago: The Early Phase 59

6 Mainland Southeast Asia: The Consolidations of Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam 69

Part 1 Review 76

Part 2 Colonial Interlude 79

7 The English and Dutch in the East Indies 81

8 The British Role in the Malay States in the Nineteenth Century 92

9 Pride and Paramountcy: Anglo-Burmese Relations in the Nineteenth Century 101

10 The French in Vietnam and Cambodia 114

11 Thailand Remains Independent 121

Part 2 Review 129

Part 3 Nationalist Response 131

12 Nationalist Movements in Southeast Asia: General 133

13 The Filipino Urge for Freedom from Spanish and U.S. Rule 137

14 The Nationalist Movements: Indonesia 151

15 The Nationalist Movements: Myanmar 160

16 Thailand's Constitutional Revolution 165

17 The Nationalist Movements: Vietnam 170

18 The Nationalist Movements: Malaya, Cambodia, and Laos 178

Part 3 Review 185

Part 4 Fruits of Freedom 187

19 Independent Philippines 190

20 Myanmar: Toward Integration and Democracy 217

21 Thailand: Independence at Any Price 236

22 Indonesia: Unity and Diversity 255

23 East Timor: Birth of a Nation 276

24 Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei 283

25 Nationalism and Communism in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos 314

26 Vietnam and Cambodia Under Communism 329

27 Tsunami, Cyclone, Avian Influenza, and Terrorism in Southeast Asia 359

Part 4 Review 370

Chronological Charts377

Notes 403

Bibliography 411

Index 431

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