A New History of Southeast Asia

Abstract

Preface by M. C. Ricklefs.- Illustrations.- Maps.- Orthography.- Abbreviations and Acronyms.- Introduction.- Ethnic Groups, Early Cultures and Social Structures.- Early State Formation.- 'Classical' States at their Height.- New Global Religions and Ideas, from the Thirteenth Century.- The Rise of New States from the Fourteenth Century.- Non-indigenous Actors New and Old.- Early Modern Southeast Asian States.- Colonial Communities c.1800-1900.- Reform, New Ideas and the 1930s Crisis (c.1900-1942).- World War II in Southeast Asia (1942-1945).- Regaining Independence in the Decades After 1945.- Building Nations to c.1990.- Boom and Bust in Southeast Asia c.1990-2008.- Southeast Asia Today.- Recommended Readings.- Bibliography.- Index and Glossary.