The
Transformation of Southeast Asia: International Perspectives
on Decolonization
Marc Frey, Ronald W. Pruessen & Tan Tai Yong (Editors)
Decolonization is an important aspect
of Southeast Asia's history, and the events during and after the transition to independence were crucial to shaping the region during the second half of the twentieth century. This account of political, economic, and cultural currents of the "post-colonial"
era contributes to an understanding of decolonization as more than simply a transfer of power.
The collection brings together research by European, American and Asian scholars who provide various perspectives on decolonization and the trajectories followed by Southeast Asian states in the post-colonial era. In probing the events leading to independence and the struggle of the new nation states to achieve political acceptance and economic stability, the authors consider such issues as economic development, cultural policy, nation building, ideology, race and modernization.
"As we move further and further away from the European
imperial age, the historical significance of colonism
and decolonization seems to grow. Here is a volume of
strong essays that investigate the ending of European
rule across Southeast Asia--comparing the experience
of one society with another, and showing how the constitutional
and economic configuration of the region has been shaped
by the colonial experience. This view is stated eloquently
that to understand Southeast Asia today we must recognize
that the process of decolonization is still under way."
- Anthony Milner, Australian National University
Marc FREY is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Anglo-American History at the University of Cologne.
Ronald PRUESSEN is Head of Department of History at the University of Toronto.
TAN Tai Yong is Head of Department of History at the National University of Singapore.
publication year: 2003
276 pages
ISBN: 978-9971-69-293-3 Paperback US$38.00 S$49.00
Our edition is available in Asia, Australia and New Zealand.
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