As environmental history has developed as growing sub-discipline within the study of history, great emphasis has been placed on the importance of adopting an in

This edited volume engages with some of the most dynamic themes in current research on East Asian environmental history, including agricultural science, war and

Discussing diverse aspects of the environmental history of South and Southeast Asia, from a variety of perspectives, it brings together leading experts from the

Includes the following countries: Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Brunei, and the Philippines.

The environment is one of the defining issues of our times, and it is closely linked to questions and dilemmas surrounding economic development. Southeast Asia