This very brief overview will show how very recent the concept of Southeast Asian Studies in the region is. At the same time however, we must realise that there is perhaps a rather basic difference between the development of such regional studies in the United States and in Southeast Asia itself. To...

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Beteilige Person:	Benda, Harry J. (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	Englisch
Veröffentlicht:	Singapore ISEAS Publishing [1970]
Links:	https://doi.org/10.1355/9789814380195 https://doi.org/10.1355/9789814380195 https://doi.org/10.1355/9789814380195 https://doi.org/10.1355/9789814380195 https://doi.org/10.1355/9789814380195 https://doi.org/10.1355/9789814380195 https://doi.org/10.1355/9789814380195 https://doi.org/10.1355/9789814380195
Zusammenfassung:	This very brief overview will show how very recent the concept of Southeast Asian Studies in the region is. At the same time however, we must realise that there is perhaps a rather basic difference between the development of such regional studies in the United States and in Southeast Asia itself. To Americans and other outsiders, 'Southeast Asian Studies' are a clearly recognisable field, in terms of geography if nothing else. Indeed, when the concept was being developed in America shortly after World War II, the entire region was actually a terra incognita, all parts of it - with the only partial exception of the Philippines - almost equally unknown academically, and therefore earmarked for careful, preferably inter-disciplinary study. Even then, the various parts of the region admittedly, did not necessarily receive identical emphasis and study
Beschreibung:	Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 22. Jun 2018)
Umfang:	1 online resource
ISBN:	9789814380195
DOI:	10.1355/9789814380195