Southeast Asia
G Dixon
8 points * 3 hours per week * First semester * Clayton * Prerequisites: As for GES2130
This subject examines the unique character of the region from Burma to the Philippines and from northern Vietnam to Irian Jaya. Of particular concern are the influences of the South Asian, Chinese and European cultural infusions upon the indigenous peoples, and the ways in which blending of cultures helps explain the rich variety of the region. Emphasis is also given to differences in social and economic development in the recent past. In order to complement the work students are undertaking in other courses, considerable latitude in essay topics and tutorial readings is allowed.
Assessment
Written (4000 words): 50% * Examinations (2 hours): 40% * Tutorial: 10%
Recommended texts
Bellwood P Prehistory of the Indo-Malaysian Archipelago Academic Press, 1985
Clad J Behind the myth: Business, money and power in Southeast Asia Unwin Hyman, 1989
Far Eastern Economic Review Asia 1993 Yearbook FEER, 1993
Fein J S and Stephens P L (eds) Monsoons Wiley, 1987
Fryer D W Emerging Southeast Asia 2nd edn, Philip, 1979
Lipton M and Longhurst R New seeds and poor people Unwin Hyman, 1989
Reid A Southeast Asia in the age of commerce, 1450-1680 vol. 1, The lands below the winds Yale UP, 1988
Rigg J Southeast Asia: A region in transition Unwin Hyman, 1991
Whitmore T C (ed) Biogeographical evolution of the Malay Archipelago Clarendon, 1986