History of Southeast Asia

A history of the lands between India, China and Australia.

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Episode 25: French Indochina, Part 1

Posted July 16, 201700:46:04

Now the podcast moves to the east side of the Southeast Asian mainland. This is the first in a two-part series on how the French conquered Vietnam, Cambodia,...

Episode 24: On the Road to Mandalay

Posted July 1, 201700:00:46

Would you believe it, the podcast is now one year old! In continuation of the narrative, this episode will cover the history of Burma/Myanmar in the nineteenth...

Episode 23, British Singapore, Malaya, and Borneo

Posted June 17, 201700:41:35

With this episode the podcast introduces the fourth Western empire to acquire colonies in Southeast Asia, the British Empire. Although Britain was a late...

Episode 22, The Dutch East Indies

Posted June 1, 201700:46:03

After taking a bit of a break last month, we are now ready to resume the narrative, with the first episode covering events in the nineteenth century. ...

Episode 21, A Second Introduction

Posted May 16, 201700:17:51

This is a special mini-episode, because if you have been listening to the narrative, we have finished the early modern era (1500 to 1800) and are now about...