Part I: Cultural Heritage 1. The Land and Its People 2. Early Kingdoms in Mainland Southeast Asia 3. Early Kingdoms of Sumatra and Java 4. The Rise of New States: Ayuthaya, Majapahit, and Malacca 5. European Intrusion in the Indian Archipelago: The Early Phase 6. Mainland Southeast Asia: The Consolidations of Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam Part II: Colonial Interlude 7. The English and Dutch in the East Indies 8. British Role in the Malay States in the Nineteenth Century 9. Pride and Paramountcy: Anglo-Burmese Relations in the Nineteenth Century 10. The French in Vietnam and Cambodia 11. Thailand Remains Independent Part III: Nationalist Response 12. Nationalist Movements in Southeast Asia: General 13. Filipino Urge for Freedom from Spanish and U.S. Rule 14. The Nationalist Movements: Indonesia 15. The Nationalist Movements: Myanmar 16. Thailand's Constitutional Revolution 17. The Nationalist Movements: Vietnam 18. The Nationalist Movements: Malaya, Cambodia, and Laos Part IV: Fruits of Freedom 19. Independent Philippines 20. Myanmar: Toward Integration and Democracy 21. Thailand: Independence at Any Price 22. Indonesia: Unity Amid Diversity 23. East Timor: Birth of a New Nation 24. Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei 25. Nationalism and Communism in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos 26. Vietnam and Cambodia Under Communism 27. Tsunami, Cyclone, and Terrorism in Southeast Asia