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27%OFFChristopher Bayly - Forgotten Wars - 9780141017389 - V9780141017389
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Forgotten Wars

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Description for Forgotten Wars Paperback. Provides an account of the creation of an Asia after the Second World War - an unstoppable wave of nationalism that swept the British Empire aside. This book tells the story of how India, Pakistan, Burma and Malaysia came into existence and how British interference in Vietnam and Indonesia fatally shaped those countries' futures. Num Pages: 720 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1F; 1QDB; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 45. Weight in Grams: 538.
This extraordinary book is a vivid, highly original account of the creation of a new Asia after the Second World War - an unstoppable wave of nationalism that swept the British Empire aside. It tells the definitive story of how India, Pakistan, Burma and Malaysia came into existence and how British interference in Vietnam and Indonesia fatally shaped those countries' futures.

Product Details

Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
704
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
720
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141017389
SKU
V9780141017389
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-5

About Christopher Bayly
Christopher Bayly and Tim Harper jointly wrote the highly praised Forgotten Armies: The Fall of British Asia, 1941-45 which is a prelude to this book.

Reviews for Forgotten Wars
The story is told with a refreshing candour… [an] outstanding narrative account of the end of empire
, Richard Overy, author of THE DICTATORS

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