History of South East Asia Since 1500
History · 3 hrs Lecture
Offered: Every Second Year
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Hard to catch. Runs only every second year, and the calendar doesn't say which, confirm the next offering with the department before counting on it.
No prerequisites listed, you can take this course without prior coursework.
Description
This course introduces students to this region in an era of massive transition from the land-based kingdoms of the Khmer and archipelagic Sriviyaya Empire to the advent of Islam. Major themes may include colonial intrusion by the Portuguese and Spanish in the Philippines, British intervention in the Malay States and Burma, Dutch rule in Indonesia, the French in Cambodia and Vietnam, independence of Thailand, resistance to imperialism and anticolonial nationalist movements, the impact of World War II and Japanese occupation, the Emergency in Malaya, the Vietnam War, and postcolonial states.
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