Exploring Southeast Asia: A Traveller's History of the Region - Couverture souple

Osborne, Milton

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1865088129 ISBN 13 : 9781865088129

Editeur : Allen & Unwin, 2002

Synopsis

Milton Osborne is one of the world's pre-eminent writers on Southeast Asia, and this lively and easy to read guide is a distillation of a lifetime's knowledge and experience on the region. Essential reading for travellers. Southeast Asia is a tantalising part of the world. The region has undergone dramatic changes during its long and colourful history, and is marked by enormous cultural, geographical and political diversity. From the grandeur of the 'classical' years through the transformations that accompanied the arrival and eventual dominance of the European powers, and from the bitter wars of revolution to the joys and problems of independence, Exploring Southeast Asia is a lively chronicle of the region's past. Extensively illustrated with photographs and diagrams, it also includes handy brief histories and maps of all Southeast Asian nations. Exploring Southeast Asia is the ideal introduction to a world waiting and deserving to be better known. '[Milton Osborne] writes books on the region which have two qualities rarely found in combination: impeccable and authoritative scholarship, and the vividness and lightness of touch of first-rate travel writing'. - Christopher Koch

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Milton Osborne is one of the world's leading authorities on Southeast Asia and frequently speaks on Asian affairs. He is the author of River Road to China, Sihanouk: Prince of Light, Prince of Darkness, Southeast Asia: An Introductory History, and Mekong: Turbulent Past, Uncertain Future. He lives in Sydney, Australia.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Allen & Unwin
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1865088129
• ISBN 13: 9781865088129
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 280
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• Personne responsable: non disponible