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This lecture series, co-taught by two senior experts on South and Southeast Asia respectively, is the point of departure for the MA programme as a whole. It addresses the theory of a larger region, its specific characteristics, boundaries, internal dynamics and interrelations with other world regions set within a long-term historical perspective. It will be shown that South and Southeast Asia are no separate areas but have a hitherto largely ignored common history of transfer and exchange.
The modern compartmentalisation of the broader region in the form of colonies and nation-states does not preclude intra-regional systematic comparison, from which new knowledge can be gained. |
