East Asian History
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The Foreign Powers Involved in the Korean War
What were the main reasons for the involvement of the three external protagonists: the USA (under the auspices of the UN) the USSR and China in the Korean War?
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Ivy League: Berühmte Hollywood-Absolventen
Schauspieler wie Jodie Foster oder Natalie Portman studierten während ihrer Filmkarriere an renommierten Privatschulen in den USA.
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Rubber Plantations of Cambodia
How the French empire's use of capitalism continues to blight the lives of Cambodian workers today.
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Pramoedya Ananta Toer
No Southeast Asian writer has ever won the Nobel Prize for Literature but none has come closer than Pramoedya Ananta Toer. This is an introduction to his life.
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The Dutch Empire
How did the establishment of the Dutch Empire in Indonesia take place and what were its results?
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Nguyen Trai
The life and times of Nguyen Trai, hero of the Vietnamese people, poet, soldier and diplomat.
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Khun Sa
The life and times of the Shan-Chinese drug lord criminal mastermind Khun Sa are placed in context.
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ASEAN
What is the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and what is it purpose? Has it been successful?
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Different Not Quite Equal
Women in Thailand were traditionally equal in nearly all ways to men - and in many cases still are. Why did that start to change?
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Earliest Tibet
Evidence suggests that the earliest Tibetans were nomads who eventually settled the mountainous plateau. What do Tibetans believe about their own history?
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Kedah
An introduction to the early history of the northern Malaysian state of Kedah.
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Pridi
The life and times of Dr Pridi Banomyong, one of the greatest and wrongly-maligned political leaders of Thailand.
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Women's Status in Southeast Asia
An introduction to the status and role of women in Southeast Asia through history.
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The Kirghiz
The Kirghiz were a Scandinavian forest-dwelling people who emerged to defeat the Uighurs and establish their own state. This is their story.
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Singapore in World War One
In 1915, Indian Muslim troops on Singapore mutinied, killing their officers and British civilians. Why did they do this and what happened next?
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Early Trade and the Malay Peninsul
The Malayan peninsula had three main advantages that enabled it to become part of the global trading system for more than a thousand years.
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Western Xia
The history and people of the Western Xia, a state created by fierce Tanguts one thousand years ago.
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Manila
A history of one of the great cities of Southeast Asia and what makes it such a unique place.
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Nicola di Conti of Venice
The Venetian traveller Nicola di Conti was surprised to find that Burmese women expected their men to enhance their members with metal rings - to satisfy them better.
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Cannibals in the South Seas
Cannibalism continued until the early twentieth century in parts of Indonesia. In Sumatra, Malacca and elsewhere, religion, punishment and hunger led people to eat others
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Women's Status in Medieval Vietnam
Women in southern Vietnam have historically had more opportunities and freedoms than those in Chinese-dominated northern Vietnam.
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Imperial Delights
What is the reality behind the claim that the colonization of East Asian countries during the Second World War by Japan bring about subsequent economic growth?
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Nguyen An
Nguyen An was taken as tribute from Vietnam to China and became a eunuch in service to the Chinese emperor. He achieved a successful career as an architect.
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The Sogdians
An introduction to a largely-forgotten people, the Sogdians, who established trading posts from Merv to Korea and who administered empires.
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Homo Floresiensis
Discoveries of bones showing one metre high proto-humans in Indonesia known informally as 'Hobbits' is due to restart. What are the prospects?
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