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Britain, Southeast Asia and the Impact of the Korean War
Nicholas Tarling
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Description for Britain, Southeast Asia and the Impact of the Korean War
Paperback. A sequel to Britain, Southeast Asia and the Onset of the Pacific War and Britain, Southeast Asia and the Onset of the Cold War, this book discusses Britain's policy towards Southeast Asia in the period 1950-55. Num Pages: 538 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FM; 3JJPG; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 780.
A sequel to the author's Britain, Southeast Asia and the Onset of the Pacific War (Cambridge University Press, 1996) and Britain, Southeast Asia and the Onset of the Cold War (Cambridge University Press, 1998), this book discusses Britain's policy towards Southeast Asia in the period 1950-55, when it was crucially affected by the struggle in Korea. The phases in that struggle - briefly described and placed in a world context - provide a context for discussing Britain's relations with Burma, Thailand, Indonesia, and Indochina. Covering the dispute over West New Guinea and the Chinese Nationalist incursion into Burma, the book ... Read more
A sequel to the author's Britain, Southeast Asia and the Onset of the Pacific War (Cambridge University Press, 1996) and Britain, Southeast Asia and the Onset of the Cold War (Cambridge University Press, 1998), this book discusses Britain's policy towards Southeast Asia in the period 1950-55, when it was crucially affected by the struggle in Korea. The phases in that struggle - briefly described and placed in a world context - provide a context for discussing Britain's relations with Burma, Thailand, Indonesia, and Indochina. Covering the dispute over West New Guinea and the Chinese Nationalist incursion into Burma, the book ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Singapore University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
538
Place of Publication
Singapore, Singapore
ISBN
9789971693152
SKU
V9789971693152
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About Nicholas Tarling
Nicholas TARLING is the author of more than 15 books on Southeast Asian history, including Southeast Asia: A Modern History. He was the editor of the Cambridge History of Southeast Asia and is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Auckland.
Reviews for Britain, Southeast Asia and the Impact of the Korean War
... This ground-breaking work will be a foundational text... on [the] important decade of the 1950s in Southeast Asia. - REFEREE'S REPORT