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Bonds that BindShared Historical and Sociocultural Characteristics of Southeast Asia

  • SUVANNABHUMI
  • Abbr : SVN
  • 2019, 11(1), pp.71~100
  • DOI : 10.22801/svn.2019.11.1.71
  • Publisher : Korea Institute for ASEAN Studies
  • Research Area : Social Science > Area Studies > Southeast Asia
  • Received : April 9, 2018
  • Accepted : December 15, 2018
  • Published : January 31, 2019

OOI Keat Gin 1

1Universiti Sains Malaysia

Candidate

ABSTRACT

The region between mainland China on the east and the Indian sub-continent on the west is referred to as Southeast Asia since the conclusion of the Pacific War (1941-1945). As a region, Southeast Asia appears as a hodgepodge of disparity and diversity, but a closer scrutiny reveals numerous common attributes and characteristics. This study attempts to identify and examine the cohesive and shared characteristics across the Southeast Asian region from a historical and sociocultural perspective. The intention is to differentiate an identity borne of the underlying commonalities of shared characteristics whether physical, experiential, emotive, and/or in terms of heritage. Subsequently, Southeast Asia has more grounds to claim itself as a distinct region, and an “area of study,” besides the political expediency of ASEAN.

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