It being in the middle of two very influential cultures makes it seem incredibly interesting to me. I would appreciate any video or book recommendations. Thanks y'all!
Surely! I can recommend a few that correspond to my area of study within SEA (mostly Cambodia) two books that provide great general overview's of Cambodia and Vietnam are David Chandler's A History of Cambodia, and Christopher Goscha's Vietnam: A New History...
If you would be interested in a documentary I would recommend the BBC's ‘Jungle Atlantis – Angkor Wat’s Hidden Megacity’ from 2014. This is a great insight to the medieval capital of Cambodia, with top notch historians and archaeologists involved, like Damien Evans.
I also produce a podcast about Cambodian history, focusing on explaining the Khmer Rouge revolution, but taking a long long long look at how the country got there, inclusive of other developments in the region. More information can be found at www.shadowsofutopia.com, or by searching for 'in the shadows of utopia' in youtube or any podcast provider.
Hopefully some others can chime in with wider examples of history throughout the region, do feel free to check out the recommended reading section of ask.historians.
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