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Britain and the Neutralisation of Laos
Nicholas Tarling
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Paperback. Focuses on the Geneva conference on Laos of 1961-2, which Britain played a role in bringing about and bringing to a conclusion. It throws light on Britain's policy in Southeast Asia in what in some sense may be seen as the last of the decades in which its influence was crucial. Num Pages: 532 pages. BIC Classification: HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 164 x 28. .
This study focuses on the Geneva conference on Laos of 1961-2, which Britain played a role in bringing about and bringing to a conclusion. It throws light on Britain's policy in Southeast Asia in what in some sense may be seen as the last of the decades in which its influence was crucial. It is the first book to make full use of the British archives on the conference. The book also bears on the history of Laos, of Vietnam, and of Southeast Asia more generally. The core of the Geneva Settlement was the neutralisation of Laos. That was, ... Read more
This study focuses on the Geneva conference on Laos of 1961-2, which Britain played a role in bringing about and bringing to a conclusion. It throws light on Britain's policy in Southeast Asia in what in some sense may be seen as the last of the decades in which its influence was crucial. It is the first book to make full use of the British archives on the conference. The book also bears on the history of Laos, of Vietnam, and of Southeast Asia more generally. The core of the Geneva Settlement was the neutralisation of Laos. That was, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
NUS Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
532
Place of Publication
Singapore, Singapore
ISBN
9789971695033
SKU
V9789971695033
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Ref
99-1
About Nicholas Tarling
Nicholas Tarling was Professor of History at the University of Auckland 1968-97 and has since been a Fellow of its New Zealand Asia Institute. He holds the Cambridge LittD degree. He was editor of The Cambridge History of Southeast Asia and has published many other books and articles in that field and others. Among the most recent are Britain, Southeast ... Read more
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