Southeast Asia: A Concise History
Mary Somers Heidhues
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Southeast Asia has always been one of the world’s great crossroads. A place of monumental temples and shrines such as those at Angkor, Cambodia, it has seen the rise and fall of mighty empires.
Europeans arrived in the 16th century, enticed by spices and luxury goods. By the early 20th century Southeast Asia was divided between the Netherlands, France, Spain, Britain and the USA. Occupied by Japan during World War II, much of this part of the world achieved independence in the postwar years, but Indochina, a major theatre of the Cold War, experienced massive devastation from which it is still recovering.
Mary Somers Heidhues covers the history of the region from the earliest prehistoric peoples to the issues of the late 20th century: the emergence of ‘tiger economies’, on-going struggles for democracy, and battles against environmental problems.
Filled with informative maps and illustrations, this lively book will appeal to historians, travellers, students and all those who wish to know more about this fascinating part of the world.
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|  |  | | | | ISBN 0500283036 | | ISBN-13 978-0500283035 | | | | 23.2 x 18.1 cm | | Paperback | | 192pp | | 131 illustrations, plus 11 maps | | First published 2001 | | | | £9.95 | | | |  | | | | 
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