Charting the Shape of Early Modern Southeast Asia

by Anthony Reid

Book Overview

In this volume Anthony Reid positions Southeast Asia on the stage of world history. He argues that the region not only had a historical character of its own, but that it played a crucial role in shaping the modern world.

Southeast Asia's interaction with the forces uniting and transforming the world is explored through chapters focusing on Islamization; Chinese, Siamese, Cham, and Javanese trade; Makasar's modernizing moment; and slavery...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9747551063
• ISBN13: 9789747551068
• Release Date: March 2000
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.4"