Product Description This innovative book adopts both a narrative and a comparative approach to the modern history of Southeast Asia. It examines the experiences of Southeast Asian states, peoples, and regimes, and it links those experiences with those of states, peoples, and regimes in other parts of theworld. About the Author Nicholas Tarling is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Auckland. He is also a Fellow of the New Zealand Asia Institute at the University of Auckland and Honorary Professor at the University of Hull.