Economic change in South-East Asia, c.1830-1980 / Ian Brown.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brown, Ian, 1947-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History.

Southeast Asia--Economic conditions.

Southeast Asia.

Economic conditions.

Southeast Asia--History--19th century.

Southeast Asia--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

xvii, 300 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Economic change in South East Asia

Place of Publication:

Kuala Lumpur ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1997.

Summary:

This book provides an introduction to the economic history of South-East Asia from the early nineteenth century to the present. Topics include the strong commitment of rural South-East Asians to export production from the middle of the nineteenth century, the economic role of the Chinese, and the causes and nature of the region's modern industrialization.

Notes:

Includes map of South-East Asia, c.1930 on lining papers.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [281]-295) and index.

ISBN:

9835600147

OCLC:

35360904