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Designed to stand on its own, or to accompany the seventh edition of D. R. SarDesai’s Southeast Asia: Past and Present, this updated reader includes classic and recent works on the history of Southeast Asia. SarDesai has selected literary and historical writings that address crucial controversies in the region of Southeast Asia. The readings are organized in four sections—Cultural Heritage, Colonial Interlude, Nationalist Response, and the Fruits of Freedom—and cover the entire range of Southeast Asian history from ancient to contemporary times. Geographically, the book includes Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Indonesia, East Timor, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, and the Philippines. The revised second edition retains the most popular readings from the first edition, while replacing some of the historical chapters, updating the contemporary and recent coverage, and adding new readings to pertinent subject areas. Southeast Asian History: Essential Readings provides valuable context and critical background to events of this region.
About the Author
D.R. SarDesai is professor emeritus of history and the former chair of South and Southeast Asian Studies at UCLA.
“Dr. SarDesai has done an exemplary job of selecting primary and secondary articles to give undergraduates and graduates a well-balanced view of Southeast Asian history. This revised edition is the only synthesis of its kind in the market today. A must for anyone teaching Southeast Asian History.” —Chandrika Paul, Shippensburg University
“This second edition of SarDesai’s Southeast Asian History serves as a valuable compilation of important primary sources on the region’s complex history, with historical documents like the Pararaton of Indonesia and the Sejarah Melayu of Malaysia and writings by famous leaders such as Jose Rizal, Raden Adjeng Kartini, U Nu, Ho Chi Minh, Sukarno, Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, and Aung San Suu Kyi. The book is also commendable for its inclusion of selected articles that discuss the impact of indigenous traditions and the interplay of Indian, Chinese, Islamic, European, and Japanese influences on Southeast Asia’s history. Moreover, the scope of the book is very wide, ranging from ancient times to the present period and organized in four parts: Cultural Heritage; Colonial Interlude; Nationalist Response; and Fruits of Freedom.” —Pamela Sodhy, Georgetown University
PART 1: CULTURAL HERITAGE
1. The “Indianization” of Southeast Asia, Ian W. Mabbett
2. Foreign Influences and the Vietnamese Cultural Core, John K. Whitmore
3. State and Kingship in Southeast Asia, Robert Heine-Geldern
4. Some Travelers from China in Southeast Asia, Fa-hsien, Chau Ju-kua and Marco Polo
5. Inter-State Relations in Java, Pararaton
6. Protocol at the Malaccan Court, Sejarah Melayu
PART II: THE COLONIAL INTERLUDE
7. The Position of the Native Regents, Bertrand Johannes Shrieke
8. The Philippines before the Spanish Conquest, Miguel de Loarca
9. The Hispanization of the Philippines, John Leddy Phelan
10. Javanese Aristocracy and the Dutch, Raden Adjeng Kartini
PART III: NATIONALIST RESPONSE
11. Mi Ultimos Adios….Jose Rizal
12. Theses on Nationalism and Colonialism, V. I. Lenin
13. Vietnam’s Declaration of Independence, Ho Chi Minh
14. Indonesian Independence and Pancasila, Sukarno
15. Burma Under the Japanese, U Nu
16. Indonesian Nationalists and the Japanese, Elly Touwen Bouwsma
17. Decolonization in Malaya, 1942-1952, A. J. Stockwell
PART IV: FRUITS OF FREEDOM
18. Birth of NLF, Truong Nhu Tang
19. The United States in Vietnam, Lyndon B. Johnson
20. Pol Pot’s Rise to Power, Ben Kiernan
21. Freedom from Fear, Aung San Suu Kyi
22. Wawasan or Vision 2020, The Way Forward, Mahathir Mohamad
23. Malaysia on Track for 2020, Mahathir Mohamad
24. ASEAN Vision 2020, ASEAN Secretariat
25. Islam in Southeast Asia, Greg Fealy
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