Literature about Southeast Asia
- Literature about Southeast Asia
This is an introduction to some of the books written about Southeast Asia.
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)
*"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
*"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
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