This volume moves beyond the traditional view of decolonization as simply a transfer of power. Instead the chapters emphasize the process rather than events to provide a framework for discussion. The editors have brought together Asian, American and European scholars to share different perspectives & insights in the post-colonial era.
This work provides the basis for a reconceptualization of key features in Southeast Asia's history. It examines evolutionary patterns of Europe's and Japan's Southeast Asian empires from the late 19th century through World War II, and offer insights into the events of the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s.