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The Foreign Powers Involved in the Korean War: The Involvement of the USA, the USSR and China in the Korean War

By: Rich Ward

A Brief History of Laos: A Timeline From the Kingdom of Lan Xang to the Lao PDR

By: Vincent Gagnon-Lefebvre

Rubber Plantations of Cambodia: The economic transformation of a nation

By: John Walsh

Pramoedya Ananta Toer: The Greatest Modern Writer of Indonesia

By: John Walsh

The Dutch Empire: The Establishment of the Netherlands Indies

By: John Walsh

Nguyen Trai: Mistreated Hero of Vietnam

By: John Walsh

Khun Sa: Druglord, Warlord, Criminal Mastermind

By: John Walsh

ASEAN: The Association of Southeast Asian Nations

By: John Walsh

Different Not Quite Equal: The Status of Thai Women

By: John Walsh

Earliest Tibet: What Was the Origin of King Dri Gum Btsanpo?

By: John Walsh

Kedah: Northern Malaysian Crossroads

By: John Walsh

Pridi: The Revolutionary Leader of Thailand

By: John Walsh

Women's Status in Southeast Asia: How Women Have Fared in History

By: John Walsh

The Kirghiz: A Scandinavian State on the Borders of China

By: John Walsh

Singapore in World War One: The 1915 Indian Mutiny

By: John Walsh

Early Trade and the Malay Peninsul: How Commercial Effects Led to the Formation of Modern States

By: John Walsh

Western Xia: Caravaneers, Cattle-Breeders and Empire-Builders

By: John Walsh

Manila: From Small Muslim Trading Settlement to Major Metropolis

By: John Walsh

Nicola di Conti of Venice: Lascivious Enhancements in Medieval Burma

By: John Walsh

Cannibals in the South Seas: How Cannibalism Was Practised in Sumatra and the Islands

By: John Walsh

Women's Status in Medieval Vietnam: Opportunities for Women in Annam and Champa

By: John Walsh

Imperial Delights: Did Colonization by the Japanese Bring Economic Benefits?

By: John Walsh

Nguyen An: The Vietnamese Eunuch Architect Who Rebuilt Beijing

By: John Walsh

The Sogdians: The Traders of the Chinese and Mongol Empires

By: John Walsh

Homo Floresiensis: An Update on the Hobbits of Flores Island

By: John Walsh

The 2/28 Massacre: Thousands Massacred in Taiwan in 1947 - But Why?

By: John Walsh

Historical Phuket Thailand: The Island Colonialization and Tin Industry = Multicultural Travel

By: John Walsh

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