Description
An introduction to the history of Southeast Asia from the earliest civilizations until the 20th century. Emphasis is placed on understanding the development of Southeast Asian cultures and societies, as well as charting the emergence of the modern countries that are found in the region.
Grading Basis
Graded
Course Learning Outcomes
Core Topics
- Geography and Prehistory
- Prehistoric Cultures
- Indian and Chinese influence, trade, and settlement
- The Khmer Civilization
- Early Indonesian Civilizations
- The Arrival of Islam
- The First European Explorers
- Consolidating states in Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam
- European Imperialism – Origins and Goals
- British Imperialism – Burma, Malaysia, and the East Idies
- French Imperialism – Cambodia and Vietnam
- Dutch Imperialism – Indonesia
- The Spanish-American War and American imperialism
- Independent Thailand
- Comparing the colonial experience in Southeast Asia
- Development of Nationalism in Southeast Asia
- World War II and Southeast Asia
- Decolonization in Southeast Asia
- Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and the Cold War and Foreign Intervention
- Communism and its appeal
- Indonesia and its diversity
- Burma/Myanmar: Democracy, Dictatorship, and Reform
- The Thai Monarch and the Military
- Vietnam after the Vietnam War
- Cambodia and the Khmer Rouge
- Islam and Indonesia
- Islam and Malaysia
- Contemporary Issues in Southeast Asia