Contents: 1. The Land and Its People -- 2. Early Kingdoms in Mainland Southeast Asia -- 3. Early Kingdoms of Sumatra and Java -- 4. The Rise of New States: Ayuthaya, Majapahit, and Malacca -- 5. European Intrusion in the Indian Archipelago: The Early Phase -- 6. Mainland Southeast Asia: The Consolidations of Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam -- 7. The English and Dutch in the East Indies -- 8. British Role in the Malay States in the Nineteenth Century -- 9. Pride and Paramountcy: Anglo-Burmese Relations in the Nineteenth Century -- 10. The French in Vietnam and Cambodia -- 11. Thailand Remains Independent -- 12. Nationalist Movements in Southeast Asia: General -- 13. Filipino Urge for Freedom from Spanish and U.S. Rule -- 14. The Nationalist Movements: Indonesia -- 15. The Nationalist Movements: Myanmar -- 16. Thailand's Constitutional Revolution -- 17. The Nationalist Movements: Vietnam -- 18. The Nationalist Movements: Malaya, Cambodia, and Laos -- 19. Independent Philippines.

Southeast Asia offers a balanced, readable account of the region from ancient modern times, covering traditional history as well as current events. SarDesai avoids exaggerating (as others do) the importance of the period of European colonial rule as he introduces us to the regions and peoples of Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, and the Philippines. Combining thematic and chronological approaches with the study of colonialism, nationalism, domestic problems, and international relations, Southeast Asia manages to convey an Asian point of view throughout. In this revised fourth edition, Professor SarDesai brings his account of region's history up to date and provides a completely updated, comprehensive bibliography and chronology.

Title: Past & present.