A History of Southeast Asia: Critical Crossroads
Abstract
A History of Southeast Asia: Critical Crossroads presents a comprehensive history of Southeast Asia from our earliest knowledge of its civilizations and religious patterns up to the present day.
Incorporates environmental, social, economic, and gender issues to tell a multi-dimensional story of Southeast Asian history from earliest times to the present
Argues that while the region remains a highly diverse mix of religions, ethnicities, and political systems, it demands more attention for how it manages such diversity while being receptive to new ideas and technologies
Demonstrates how Southeast Asia can offer alternatives to state-centric models of history more broadly
2016 PROSE Award Honorable Mention for Textbook in the Humanities