Assessment Description: You must write an analytical essay of approximately 2500 You should utilise at least 8 scholarly/academic sources

Assessment Description: You must write an analytical essay of approximately 2500

You should utilise at least 8 scholarly/academic sources in total.Format: You will be required to use a standard essay format with an introduction, a body of the essay (analysis, argument, case studies) and conclusion.Referencing System: APAPlease note very important: while APA does not require page numbers, for this task you must include page numbers in the essay as well as the in text citation.Essay question, Choose one of the question below for the essay:1. The ‘Islamisation’ of parts of Southeast Asia was not due ta single cause but was accomplished when a range of factors came together. Do you agree? Explain your answer.2. In what ways did the “trading-post empires” established by European powers in Southeast Asia contribute to the expansion of globalisation after 1500CE. Provide specific examples from two or more regions to support your arguments.3. Why did women in traditional Southeast Asian societies possess a relatively high status in comparison to their counterparts in other parts of Asia? Discuss in reference to regional social, economic and religious patterns.4. How did Siam (Thailand) manage to evade European colonisation? Was it due to the political acumen of its rulers, longstanding rivalries between competing European powers, or a combination of associated factors?5. To what extent were indigenous societies in Southeast Asia changed as a result of European colonialism, and to what extent did elements of continuity survive? Discuss in reference to two Southeast Asian societies studied in this unit. 6. Apart from the introduction of western-style education systems, what other factors contributed to the rise of modernist organisations in early twentieth century Southeast Asia? Provide examples from two or more regions.7. Compare and contrast the development of nationalism in two Southeast Asian colonies prior to the outbreak of World War II. 8. In what way did the Japanese Occupation during World II transform Southeast Asian political history? In your answer compare and contrast the experiences of two occupied territories. 9. The construction of Malaysia from the British Southeast Asian colonies was driven primarily by the politics of race, not by Cold War factors. Do you agree? 10. Were the Indo-China wars a product of the Cold War or were they driven by

other historical factors? You should refer in your answer to at least two of

these three countries: Vietnam, Laos or Cambodia.