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This course introduces students to the history of Modern Southeast Asia as a region and to each country as a distinct polity. It will emphasize the transregional and transnational connections between Southeast Asia and the rest of the world conducted along economic, religious, imperial, ideological, technological, epidemiological, and diplomatic lines. The course is divided into thematic and chronological sections. These sections include: Colonial Southeast Asia; Early Modern Southeast Asia; Imperialism and Colonial Subjectivity; Nationalism, Decolonization, and the Cold War and Contemporary Issues in Southeast Asia. While readings are designed to give historical depth to each polity, lectures/discussions will be broad, over-arching and thematic. This course will provide a firm foundation in understanding the historical, socio-political and economic transformation of modern Southeast Asian countries from colonies (or semi-colonies) to their contemporary contexts.