Southeast Asia in the Age of Empire

1 Unit · Undergraduate

The history of Southeast Asia in the age of European high imperialism, c. 1750-1945. The course examines structures of colonial rule; environmental transformation; urbanization and the making of the countryside; inter-Asian migration; the formation of new Southeast Asian elites; the transformation of Buddhism and Islam; the impact of the Great Depression; peasant rebellions; and the birth of communism, among other topics.