Title: The emergence of modern Southeast Asia: 1511-1957 /
Authors: Bastin, John Sturgus, 1927-
Publisher: Prentice-Hall,
Year: 1967
Subjects: Southeast Asia History.
Abstract: Primary and secondary source readings that document political and economic changes of the region during 450 years of colonial rule.
Contents: Introduction -- Early Western penetration into Southeast Asia -- The extension of Western colonial rule in Southeast Asia -- Colonial consolidation and exploitation -- Differential pattern of colonial rule in Southeast Asia -- National reaction to colonialism in Southeast Asia -- National independence : the Japanese catalyst -- Independence and the colonial reckoning.