The Cambridge History of Southeast AsiaNicholas Tarling Cambridge University Press, 28 thg 1, 2000 - 320 trang Volume 2 discusses Southeast Asia's interaction with foreign countries during the period c. 1500 to c. 1800. Of specific interest is increased trade with China, India and Europe. The spread of Islam and Christianity in the period is shown to change Southeast Asia dramatically. A concluding chapter deals with the transitional nature of the late eighteenth century. |