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The Decline of Spain and the Thirty Years War 1609–48/59

Series The New Cambridge Modern History, Volume
4

Edited by J. P.
Cooper

Publication Date 1970

Hardback ISBN-13 9780521076180

Hardback ISBN-10 0521076188

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.1017/CHOL9780521076180

Overview

Southeast Asia has long been seen as a unity, although other terms have been
used to describe it: Further India, Little China, the Nanyang. The region has
had a protracted maritime history. Confucianism, Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism,
Christianity are all represented. It has seen a quintet of colonial powers -
Britain, France, the Netherlands, Spain, the United States. Most recently, it
has become one of the fastest growing parts of the world economy. The very term
'Southeast Asia' is clearly more than a geographical expression. The Cambridge
History of Southeast Asia is a multi-authored treatment of the whole of mainland
and island Southeast Asia from Burma to Indonesia. Unlike other histories of the
region, it is not divided on a country-by-country basis and is not structured
purely chronologically, but rather takes a thematic and regional approach to
Southeast Asia's history. This volume, the first of two, covers the period from
the region's pre-history up to the early nineteeenth century of the Christian
era, tracing the development of early politics, the integration of religion with
social and cultural life, the great changes caused by the advent of the
Europeans in the region and the increasing incorporation of Southeast Asian
trade into international markets. Under the editorship of Nicholas Tarling,
Professor of History at the University of Auckland in New Zealand, each chapter
is well integrated into the whole. Professor Tarling has assembled a highly
respected team of international scholars who have presented the latest
historical research on the region and succeeded in producing a provocative and
exciting account of the region's history.

For more details of the print
book, and how to buy it online, please see The Decline of Spain and the Thirty
Years War 1609–48/59 in the Cambridge University Press online catalogue.

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New Cambridge Modern History Vol. 4: The Decline of Spain and the Thirty Years
War 1609–48/59

Frontmatter

Introductory

The
central conflicts

The
unmaking and remaking of states

The
frontiers of Europe

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