Tradition and transformation in Southeast Asia
8 points * 2 lectures and 1 tutorial per week * Second semester * Clayton * Prerequisites: A first-year sequence in history or Indonesian/Malay
Southeast Asia's affairs today are powerfully influenced by the developments in the recent past. These form the focus of this subject. By 1910, almost all of Southeast Asia except Thailand had fallen under colonial rule. Yet only half a century later, most of the people of Southeast Asia had moved away from imperial control or were on the way to doing so. This subject explores the emergence of Southeast Asia from colonial rule to independence. Lectures provide a thematic framework, with tutorials focusing on issues such as peasant uprisings, changes in the balance of traditional societies, nationalism and the formation of new states.
Assessment
Written (4000 words): 60% * Examination (2 hours): 40%
Prescribed texts
Ricklefs M C A history of modern Indonesia 2nd edn, Macmillan
Steinberg D J (ed.) In search of Southeast Asia 2nd edn, Allen and Unwin