POL215Y1 Lecture 2: POL215 2nd lecture reading notes
12 Oct 2017
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Southeast asia 11 countries, no common language and cultural heritage. Colonialism set a new course and began to transform this diverse landscape through integrative and administrative changes that would eventually give way to the emergence of modern states. Rapid and deeper integration to world market. Set new form and more fixed boundaries and imposed new forms of administrative and political organization. Han and mongul dynasties spread their political and cultural influences over neighboring areas of today"s se asia. China"s centralized and bureaucratized system/govt influenced neighboring countries (korean & viet kingdom absorbed some of the chinese cultural influences while struggleing to maintin their independence) p. 3. Se asian countries wree colonized by : portugese, dutch, french and spanish. Mainly to establish trading post at first. Nationalism modern ideological form (cid:862)certain population with a common language and shred experiences ona given territory aspire to rule themselves(cid:863) imagined communities, benedict anderson equitity between individuals.
