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A short history of South-East Asia / [edited by] Peter Church.

Contributor(s): Church, Peter (Peter C.) [editor.].
Singapore : John Wiley & Sons Singapore Pte. Ltd., ©2017Edition: Sixth edition.Description: xviii, 252 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm.Content type: text. ISBN: 9781119062493 (pbk).Subject(s): Southeast Asia -- HistoryDDC classification: 959/Sh811 Other classification: HS Online resources: Publisher description | Table of contents only
Contents:
Brunei -- Cambodia -- East Timor -- Indonesia -- Lao PDR -- Malaysia -- Myanmar -- Philippines -- Singapore -- Thailand -- Vietnam.
Summary: "This book will aid readers' knowledge of this region by addressing its historical past and political future. It is based around a prophetic observation of Lee Kuan Yew, the legendary former Prime Minister of Singapore, that "to understand the present and to anticipate the future, one must know enough of the past, enough to have a sense of the history of a people"-- Explore the fascinating history of south-east Asia A Short History of South-East Asia, Sixth Edition is the latest in a series of updated texts spotlighting this fascinating region.
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Brunei -- Cambodia -- East Timor -- Indonesia -- Lao PDR -- Malaysia -- Myanmar -- Philippines -- Singapore -- Thailand -- Vietnam.

"This book will aid readers' knowledge of this region by addressing its historical past and political future. It is based around a prophetic observation of Lee Kuan Yew, the legendary former Prime Minister of Singapore, that "to understand the present and to anticipate the future, one must know enough of the past, enough to have a sense of the history of a people"-- Explore the fascinating history of south-east Asia A Short History of South-East Asia, Sixth Edition is the latest in a series of updated texts spotlighting this fascinating region.

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