Exploring Southeast Asia: A Travellers History of the Region

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State Library of Western Australia. The author wants the reader to look at the countries on a more sophisticated basis. But the author is a little too optimistic: You could even say that his book is more history book than anything else. But highly rewarding, you get as reader in condensed form what you had otherwise to pick out from many books.

And there are not many on that matter. It is true, the countries over there, Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and the Phillipines have an apparent living tradition, showing that tradition means more to the people than a memory of the past; it is living in ceremonies and festivals, in dance, drama and in puppet theatre, in behaviour, social cults and interaction, and clothing!

Think of the famous batik, the richly varied textiles as a striking example of the continuing blending of present and past. But the author is also considering the characteristics of the people. Throughout their long history, the people of Southeast Asia have shown great strength of purpose and a capacity for enormous physical energy. This has been apparent in the tireless efforts of peasants working in their fields and in the dedication of their leaders. The great temple buildings of the past testify local genius and organisational skills.

So do the drained river deltas brought into cultivation and the rice terraces built on steep slopes when no other land was available for cultivation. Islam is like a break to the traditions and causing its extermination in the long run. If you travel through Java and Bali - the Hindu-Balinese being descendants of the now Muslim Javanese - you get a good impression of how friendly the Javanese must have been some hundred years ago. It is safe to say that religions change the character of the people.

The people in the Malay world were animistic before Buddhism and Hinduism was introduced a thousand years ago or even before. They feared their neighbours and made constantly war with one another. The society was not different to all the tribal communions in the big rainforest areas of the world. Buddhism and Hinduism brought more up-building togetherness, peace and serenity - and great cultural achievements.

What Islam brought besides the head scarf - the author was not clear about it. But time will tell.

Exploring Southeast Asia: A Traveller's History Of The Region

Part One of the book has the history up to the Second World War, part two has the time of the gaining independence, revolution and revolts, and part three the challenges of the post-colonial era and contemporary Southeast Asia. The region and its countries have only been subjects of study for a relatively short time, compared to the attention that has been given to the cultures of China or India for example.

But the fact is that the Southeast has a very rich history before the colonial period. The Southeast of Asia is a good place where you can still find the living past. Nowhere in the world perhaps the changes are so quick.

Exploring Southeast Asia : a traveller's history of the region / Milton Osborne - Details - Trove

Therefore it is a dying world as lively it may appear. We are planning a trip to south east Asia soon - I found this book in the local library, and after reading it, decided to purchase a copy for myself. The author is an expert on South East Asian affairs and does a great job summarizing the history of the region starting from some quick paragraphs of pre-history to BC, and then details of pre-colonial, colonial and post-colonial independence periods.

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This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Mar 08, Dan rated it liked it Recommends it for: This is a pretty good survey of the history of a region. Philippines and Burma are left out. It's not written very well but it gets the point across. It's a good brief history and it's definitely worth reading to get some basic information. Apr 09, Audrey rated it liked it Shelves: Not very well written or inconsistently edited.

But helpful to my experience of traveling in the region, and enjoyable. It just feels great to chip away at my ignorance of the history of other countries also! Aug 21, Sophia rated it really liked it Shelves: Cecilia gave me this one before I left NY.

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Excellent overview, keeps you interested, not-at-all-boring for a history. Very dry, but extremely concise and informative--gave me a new perspective on my trip. Vanessa rated it really liked it Feb 09, Daniel Frauchiger rated it really liked it Feb 13, Andy Hill rated it it was amazing Jan 18, Karen Barclay rated it really liked it Aug 09, Satu rated it it was amazing Feb 03, Clifford Terry rated it it was amazing Mar 12, Mufeezul Haque rated it really liked it Apr 06,

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