Exploring Southeast Asia: A traveller's history of the region

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Southeast Asia is a tantalising part of the world. The region has undergone dramatic changes during its long and colourful history, and is marked by enormous cultural, geographical and political diversity. From the grandeur of the "classical" years through the transformations that accompanied the arrival and eventual dominance of the European powers, and from the bitter wars of revolution to the joys and problems of independence, this text is a lively chronicle of the region's past. Extensively illustrated with photographs and diagrams, it also includes handy brief histories and maps of all Southeast Asian nations.

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Milton Osborne is one of the world's leading authorities on Southeast Asia, with some eight books to his credit including River Road to China: The search for the source of the Mekong, 1866-73; Sihanouk: Prince of Light, Prince of Darkness; and Mekong: Turbulent Past, Uncertain Future. After teaching and working in Asia, America and the UK he now writes and speaks on Asian affairs.