Modern Southeast Asia
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General Texts and Articles
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Cambodia
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United States and Southeast Asia
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Vietnam
Vietnam and the United States
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Fiction
Duong Thu Huong. Phan Huy Duong and Nina McPherson, trans. Paradise of the Blind.
New York: Harper Collins, 2002.
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Not Categorized
Abueva, Pepe. Magsaysay.
Adas, Michael. From Settler Colony to Global Hegemon.
Bonner, Raymond. The Marcos’ and the Making of American Policy.
Gleek, Lewis. Ambassadors to the Philippines.
Golay, Frank. Face of Empire.
Kramer, The Blood of Government.
Trocki. History of Singapore, Gangsters, Democracy and the State in SE Asia, Wealth, Power,
and the Culture of Control.
Vincente, Rafael. Essay in White Love?