Karl Hack

Defence and Decolonisation in South-East Asia

Britain, Malaya and Singapore 1941-1967

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This text explains British defence policy by examining the overlapping of colonial, military, economic and Cold War factors in Southeast Asia.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 356
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 2000
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 238mm x 166mm x 31mm
• Gewicht: 680g
• ISBN-13: 9780700713035
• ISBN-10: 0700713034
• Artikelnr.: 22302224

Autorenporträt

Karl Hack

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter One: Frameworks
Chapter Two: 1942 and the 'Lessons' of Singapore 1
Chapter Three: Regional Ambitions and Limited Resources (1945-54)
Chapter Four: A Bottomless Pit? Forces and Bases (1945-54)
Chapter Five: 1954 and Continuity in the Face of Change
Chapter Six: SEATO and Regional Policy (1954-57)
Chapter Seven: Merdeka and Bases (1954-57)
Chapter Eight: Merdeka and Forces (1954-57)
Chapter Nine: Epilogue: From Malayan Independence to British Withdrawal