Nations and states in Southeast Asia

Description

This reflective and provocative book outlines the emergence of the nation-states of modern Southeast Asia. It considers the concept of nationhood and ways of looking at Southeast Asian history, making sense of what is often seen as a bewildering region. Combining narrative, analysis and discussion, the book focuses mainly on the period from the eighteenth century to the present. A broad historical overview of Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei. The Philippines, Burma/Myanmar, Vietnam and Siam/Thailand is followed by a second section in which Professor Tarling elucidates, in a comparative context, significant problems in understanding Southeast Asia's past and present.