A History of Southeast Asia

449 Pages·2014·9.272 MB·English

by  Arthur Cotterell

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Cotterell, Arthur.
A history of Southeast Asia / Arthur Cotterell. – Singapore : Marshall Cavendish Editions,
2014.
pages cm
ISBN : 978-981-4361-02-6 (paperback)
Southeast Asia--Civilization. 2. Southeast Asia--Antiquities. 3. Southeast Asia--History.
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contents
preface xi
introduction
xvii
list of maps
xxv
photo credits
xxvi
part one: Early Southeast Asia
chapter 1 early burma 3
Th e Earliest States 7
Th e Rise of Pagan 15
City of Virtue and Merit 21
Pagan’s Fall 29
chapter 2 early cambodia 37
Funan 38
Zhenla 42
Th e Founding of Angkor 45
Th e Great Kings 51
From Angkor to Lovek 65
chapter 3 early vietnam 67
Southern Yue 69
Ma Yuan’s Legacy 72
Th e Protectorate of Annam 78
Vietnamese Independence 81
Champa 88
chapter 4 early indonesia 97
Chinese Tributary Relations 100
Srivijaya 103
Java and Bali 114
Mongol Intervention 122
Th e Empire of Majapahit 124
part two: Medieval Southeast Asia
chapter 5 medieval burma 131
Th e First Toungoo Dynasty 134
Th e Restored Toungoo Dynasty 142
Th e Konbaung Dynasty 149
chapter 6 medieval thailand
and cambodia 155
Ayudhya 157
Siam 170
Lovek 176
chapter 7 medieval vietnam 179
Th e Le Dynasty 180
A Divided Country 186
Th e Nguyen Dynasty 198
chapter 8 medieval island powers 205
Malacca and Aceh 206
Mataram 213
Brunei 224
Th e Philippines 227
part three: Modern Southeast Asia
chapter 9 the colonial era 239
Th e British Possessions 241
Th e Dutch East Indies 256
French Indochina 259
Th e American Colony of the Philippines 265
chapter 10 the greater east asia
co-prosperity sphere 269

A Sudden Rampage 270
Th e Failure of Japan’s New Order 280
Post-War Decolonization 286