Britain, Southeast Asia and the Onset of the Cold War, 1945–1950

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ID19903688
AuthorsNicholas Tarling (University of Auckland, corresponding author)
Year1998
Publication date1998-10-13
Open AccessYes
TypeBOOK
VenueBritain, Southeast Asia and the Onset of the Cold War, 1945-1950 (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherCambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1017/cbo9780511552342
OpenAlexW2155747694
Open LibraryOL354370M
ISBN9780511552342
LanguageEN
Citations received10

This detailed study throws light on the evolution of British policy in South-east Asia in the turbulent post-war period. Through extensive archival research and insightful analysis of the British mindset and official policy, Tarling demonstrates that South-east Asia was perceived as a region consisting of mutually co-operating new states, rather than a fragmented mass. The book covers the immediate post-war period until the Colombo plan and the outbreak of hostilities in Korea. A companion volume to Tarling's Britain, Southeast Asia and the Onset of the Pacific War, it finds parallels between Britain's approach to the threat of Japan and its approach to the threat of communism. It also shows that the British sought to shape US involvement, in part by involving other Commonwealth countries, especially India. This is a major contribution to the diplomatic and political history of South-east Asia

Ancient history · China · Cold war · Commonwealth · Communism · Development economics · East Asia · Economic history · Economics · Geography · Middle East · Mindset · Parallels · Period (music) · Political science · Politics · Southeast asia · Southeast Asian studies · History · Law · Socioeconomic Development in Asia · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies · Vietnamese History and Culture Studies

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