Modern Southeast Asia
HIST 287
Fall 2011
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01
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| Crosslisting:
ANTH 271, EAST 284 |
| Certificates: International Relations, International Relations |
Southeast Asia is one of the most populous and culturally diverse regions of the world. It embraces the nation-states of Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar (Burma), the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor Leste, and Vietnam. The region has been the exotic destination of European spice merchants and modern tourists, a battlefield during the Cold War, and since 9/11, a frontline in the war against terror. This course is an introduction to the history of Southeast Asia in the 19th and 20th centuries. We will examine political, social, cultural, environmental, and economic transformations, with particular attention to the effects of decolonization and globalization throughout the region. Topics of special interest will include the role of women and Chinese migrants in the making of modern Southeast Asia and Islamic and ethnic separatist movements. We will approach the modern history of Southeast Asia through the reading of historical documents, travel narratives, autobiographies, novels, scholarly writings, as well as through the viewing of documentaries and feature films. |
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Essential Capabilities:
None |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS HIST |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Student Option |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (CEAS-MN)(CEAS-Polit Econ) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Benedict Anderson, UNDER THREE FLAGS: ANARCHISM AND THE ANTI-COLONIAL IMAGINATION (Verso, 2007)
Chris Baker and Pasuk Phongpaichit, A HISTORY OF THAILAND (2nd edit., CUP, 2009)
Mark Philip Bradley, VIETNAM AT WAR (OUP, 2009)
David P. Chandler, A HISTORY OF CAMBODIA (4th edit., Westview, 2007)
Duong Thu Huong, PARADISE OF THE BLIND (Harper Perennial, 2002)
Michael W. Charney, A HISTORY OF MODERN BURMA (CUP, 2009)
Mary Somers Heidhues, SOUTHEAST ASIA: A CONCISE HISTORY (Thames and Hudson, 2001)
Paul A. Kramer, THE BLOOD OF GOVERNMENT: RACE, EMPIRE, THE UNITED STATES, AND THE PHILIPPINES (Univ. of North Carolina Press, 2006)
Norman Owen, ed., THE EMERGENCE OF MODERN SOUTHEAST ASIA (Univ. of Hawaii Press, 2004)
Lynn Pan, SONS OF THE YELLOW EMPEROR: A HISTORY OF THE CHINESE DIASPORA (Kodansha International, 1994)
Pramoedya Ananta Toer, THIS EARTH OF MANKIND (Penguin, 1996)
Jose Rizal, NOLI ME TANGERE (Penguin, 2007)
Jose Rizal, EL FILIBUSTERISMO (Univ. of Hawaii Press, 2007)
Carl A. Trocki, SINGAPORE: WEALTH, POWER AND THE CULTURE OF CONTROL (Routledge, 2006)
Adrian Vickers, A HISTORY OF MODERN INDONESIA (CUP, 2005)
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| Instructor(s): Day,Tony Times: .M.W... 11:00AM-12:20PM; Location: PAC002; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 40 | | SR major: 5 | JR major: 5 | | |
| Seats Available: -4 | GRAD: 5 | SR non-major: 5 | JR non-major: 0 | SO: 10 | FR: 10 |
| Web Resources: Syllabus |
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| Total Submitted Requests: 0 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 0 |
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