Reviews for Southeast Asia:concise History

The average rating for Southeast Asia:concise History based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2015-10-23 00:00:00 James Greaney The content is fine. Enough details to flesh out the stories, but concise enough to focus on the main points. It's very readable as far as syntax, but the subsections by country make it difficult to follow the flow of that country. Good amount of illustrations, but all in black and white unfortunately. I'm going to read A Short History of South-East Asia next since it's broken down by country. Will update my review if I think that one is better than or complementary to this one. A far more detailed history: Southeast Asia: Past And Present

Review # 2 was written on 2011-07-25 00:00:00 Timothy Gohr Does what it says on the cover. I enjoyed the read, and perhaps now grasp a few more of the intricacies of this neighbourhood. Unfortunately all non-fiction history texts tend to be a bit 'in one ear and out the other' with me. It will be interesting to see what I retain in a few weeks. Could have done with a little more social history, I think; giving some more insight into what life was like for an inhabitant of a particular time or place, as a hook to hang broader concepts on. However I did like the chapter breakdowns into particular eras based on social, economic, technological, and political changes on regional levels.