PPT-Western Imperialism and Colonialism in Southeast Asia

Dutch East Indies Indonesia comprised of 17000 islands half uninhabited Sumatra Java Borneo Sulawesi and New Guinea are the largest and most populated Settled by Austronesians and by 700 Buddhist kingdoms had been built. Post-Colonialism. Post-colonialism addresses . the matters of post-colonial . identity. (. cultural. , . national. , . ethnic. ), . gender. , . race. , and . racism. , and their interactions in the development of a post-colonial society, and of a post-colonial national identity; of how a . Dr. Thitinan Pongsudhirak. Professor . and . Director. , The. . Institute of . Security. a. nd. International . Studies. Faculty of Political Science. Chulalongkorn. University, . Bangkok. Sir Howard . Dr. Jim Hastings. Wingate University. What is “wrong” with this scene from Pirates of the Caribbean III?. Cultural illiteracy?. So the “problem” is not just lack of information, but it also concerns why that information/knowledge is not being imparted in college classrooms.. Arrival of Europeans. Europeans were interested in the spice trade. Portuguese were first to reach Southeast Asia in 1511. Dutch set up trading post in 1596.. Dutch pushed out Portuguese and were the main European traders in Southeast Asia. Overseas . merchantilism. Development of profitable trade with non-Western regions. Establishment of coastal trading posts in the non-European world. The imposition by Europeans of their social, economic, and political systems upon non-Europeans . List reasons for Imperialism. 1823, Monroe Doctrine. “Our policy in regard to Europe… is not to interfere in the internal concerns of any of its powers… But in regard to those continents (of the Western Hemisphere), circumstances are eminently and conspicuously different. It is impossible that the allied (European) powers should extend their political system to any portion of either continent without endangering our peace and happiness.” . © Student Handouts, Inc.. The Tokugawa Shogunate. Tokugawa family ruled Japan from 1603 until 1868 – also known as the Edo period. 1635 – foreign trade limited to China, Korea, and Netherlands at Nagasaki a few times per year. in . one territory by people from another territory. It is a set of unequal relationships between the colonial power and the colony and often between the colonists and the indigenous population.. Picasso, . Landforms of Southeast Asia. Annamite Chain. Shan Highlands. Arakan Yoma. Mekong. Chao . Phrya. Red River. Irrawady. Barisan. Pegunungan. Maoke. Archipelagos. Mountain chains and valleys. Shipping Lanes and Strategic Passages in Pacific Asia. Making of the Modern World. May 2016. Justifications for Colonialism. Civilising Mission: . ideological justification. for imperialism. Colonial subjects depicted as childlike, uncivilised, backwards, weak. Perceived material and moral superiority of European/Western civilisation. Mikkal. E. . Herberg. Author. Mikkal. E. . Herberg. Research Director of NBR’s Energy Security Program, University of California. Senior lecturer on international and Asian energy, UCSD. Specialist on energy geopolitics and economics with a special focus on Asia. Indian Influence in . Southeast Asia: Page 602. Southeast Asia has been inhabited since pre-historic times. The communities in the region evolved to form complex cultures and kingdoms with varying degrees of occupation and influence from . Physical Geography. The region of Southeast Asia consists of 11 countries and borders India to the east and China to the north.. The region is split between mainland countries of:. Mainland. Countries. Imperialism – the domination by one country of the political, economic, or cultural life of another country or region – Aggressive expansion. Where have we seen Imperialism so far in history?. Imperialism .