Historical Atlas of South-East Asia

This book deals with the historical development of South-East Asia (Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines) from the earliest times to the 1990s. In the first section a chronological survey of the history of the area is presented so as to provide the reader with the background information necessary to make adequate use of the next section. The second section portrays the history of South-East Asia in maps, covering such items as the formation of states and empires, the migration of peoples, trade routes, cultural and economic aspects, the rise and decline of colonialism and the political development of the post-colonial era.