History of South East Asia

For your final course paper, bring out the three books: Not Out of Hate, Dumb Luck, and Dancing in Cambodia into a conversation of sorts and use those three writings to analyze and reflect on some of the themes of the course. The paper should be 5+ pages long (no less than five pages, no more than six pages), with proper citations (any style, consistently used), double-spaced, with common 12-pt. font. Please proof-read before uploading. Possible topics to explore in your interpretive/reflective/analytical paper: * What common themes emerge in the three writings, and where do they diverge? * How are (remnants of) traditional, pre-colonial Southeast Asia portrayed? * What deformations to colonized Southeast Asian societies and cultures, brought about by imperialist subjugation, are the three writings addressing? * What legacies of colonialism might (or will) carry over into post-colonial times and to what effect? * What gender, class and/or race dimensions do the three authors develop in their stories? * What literary devices employed by the authors did you find most (or least) effective in your readings? * What is the most important insight you took away from the three readings about 20th c. Southeast Asia? * [insert your own interpretive or analytical focus here]