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Southeast Asia is a region of the world located between the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean. There are many countries that comprise this region, but for the most part, we focus in this chapter on Laos, the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Burma, Cambodia, Singapore, and Vietnam. This region has a complex history and complex current political structures. American naval strategists coined the term Southeast Asia in the 1940s, belying its increasing significance. War, political insurgencies, and colonization have all had an effect on the people of this region. In 2005, there were roughly 557 million people living in this region of the world (United States Census Bureau 2011).
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Jones, J. et al. (2012). Definitions of War, Torture, and Terrorism in South and Southeast Asia. In: Malley-Morrison, K., McCarthy, S., Hines, D. (eds) International Handbook of War, Torture, and Terrorism. Peace Psychology Book Series. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-1638-8_9
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