MONASH UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOKS

Arts Undergraduate Handbook 1996

Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996

GES2710

Southeast Asia

G Dixon

Synopsis 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 1996 Yearbook FEER, 1996
• 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