num_pages: 320
description: Volume 2 discusses Southeast Asia's interaction with foreign countries during the period c. 1500 to c. 1800. Of specific interest is increased trade with China, India and Europe. The spread of Islam and Christianity in the period is shown to change Southeast Asia dramatically. A concluding chapter deals with the transitional nature of the late eighteenth century.
language: English
title: The Cambridge History of Southeast Asia, Volume 1, Part 2: From c. 1500 to c. 1800
titlecomplete: The Cambridge History of Southeast Asia, Volume 1, Part 2: From c. 1500 to c. 1800
genres: History
ratings_count: 29
series: The Cambridge History of Southeast Asia
publisher: Cambridge University Press