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This is an introduction to some of the books written about Southeast Asia.

Contents

General

Cambodia

Indonesia

Laos

Malaysia

Burma (Myanmar)

Philippines

Vietnam

General

★ ''At war with Asia'' by Noam Chomsky. Perhaps should be called at war with Southeast Asia. Describes the American-Vietnam war, and the bombing campaigns on neighbouring countries.

★ The Quiet American

★ The Ugly American

Cambodia

★ ''Pol Pot''

★ ''The Trial of Henry Kissenger'' by Christopher Hitchens. Hitchens details the bombing campaigns against Cambodia (amongst others).

Indonesia

★ ''Hidden Agendas'' by John Pilger

★ ''Rogue State'' by Noam Chomsky. Both of these detail the attacks on East Timor.

Laos

Malaysia

★ ''The Long Day Wanes'' by Anthony Burgess

Burma (Myanmar)

Main articles: Myanmar literature


★ ''Burmese Days'' by George Orwell. Orwell served as a police officer in the British Empire and this fueled his contempt for colonialism evident in the book

★ ''Freedom from Fear'' by Daw Aung San Suu Kyi

★ ''The Heart Must Break'' by James Mawdsley

★ ''The Land of Green Ghosts'' by Pascal Khoo Thwe

Philippines

Main articles: Literature of the Philippines


★ ''Noli Me Tangere'' by Jose Rizal. Sparked the independence struggle from Spanish colonialism.

★ ''El Filibusterismo'' by Jose Rizal. Sequel to Noli Me Tangere.

Vietnam

★ ''Heroes'' by John Pilger

★ ''The Quiet American'' by Graham Greene

★ ''The Sorrow of War'' by Bao Ninh

★ ''Understanding Vietnam'' by Neil L Jamiesson