This authoritative book provides everything readers need to know about the current and early history of the eleven nations--from Singapore and Thailand to Indonesia and the Philippines--that make up South-East Asia. With revised chapters for all countries and a new chapter on East Timor, this latest edition includes colorful descriptions of key characters and events as well as informative maps and photos of historical landmarks."This authoritative, concise, balanced, and accessible history neatly fills the gap between the tourist guides and the weighty academic tomes."--Stephen Grenville, former deputy governor, Reserve Bank of Australia…mehr
This authoritative book provides everything readers need to know about the current and early history of the eleven nations--from Singapore and Thailand to Indonesia and the Philippines--that make up South-East Asia. With revised chapters for all countries and a new chapter on East Timor, this latest edition includes colorful descriptions of key characters and events as well as informative maps and photos of historical landmarks."This authoritative, concise, balanced, and accessible history neatly fills the gap between the tourist guides and the weighty academic tomes."--Stephen Grenville, former deputy governor, Reserve Bank of Australia
Peter Church is the managing director and one of the founders of Asean Focus Group (www.aseanfocus.com). He is a lawyer by profession and has spent more than 30 years living and working in the South East Asian region. Peter is corporate adviser to a wide and varied group of Australian, Asian and international companies in relation to their activities in Asia and Australia. He was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 1994 for his services to the promotion of business relations between Australia and the South East Asian region.
Founded in 1990 Asean Focus Group (www.aseanfocus.com) is a well established corporate adviser in the markets of Asia and Australia. Asean Focus Group initially focused its activities in the markets of Australia and ASEAN namely: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. However, over the last decade it has increased its coverage to other important Asian markets such as India and China.
