A Short History of China and Southeast Asia

Short History of Asia Series

Series Editor: Milton Osborne

Milton Osborne has had an association with the Asian region for over

forty years as an academic, public servant and independent writer. He

is the author of eight books on Asian topics, including Southeast Asia:

An Introductory History, first published in 1979 and now in its eighth

edition, and, most recently, The Mekong: Turbulent Past, Uncertain

Future, published in 2000.

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