Conflict and Confrontation in South East Asia, 1961–1965 - Britain, the United States, Indonesia and the Creation of Malaysia

A detailed insight into the Indonesia-Malaysia confrontation in Southeast Asia during the 1960s.

List of contents

List of maps; Preface and acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction: Britain, the United States and the South East Asia setting; Part I. Build-up: 1. The Kennedy Administration, Indonesia and the resolution of the West Irian crisis, 1961-2; 2. The Greater Malaysia scheme I: the move toward merger; 3. The Greater Malaysia scheme II: the Cobbold Commission and the Borneo territories; 4. Britain, Indonesia and Malaya: from West Irian to the Brunei revolt; Part II. Outbreak: 5. The emergence of confrontation, January-May 1963; 6. The path to the Manila Summit, May-July 1963; 7. From the Manila Summit to the creation of Malaysia, August-September 1963; 8. Avoiding escalation, September-December 1963; Part III. Denouement: 9. The diplomacy of confrontation, Anglo-American relations and the Vietnam War, January-June 1964; 10. Escalation, upheaval and reappraisal, July 1964-October 1965; Conclusion: the Western presence in South East Asia by the 1960s; Bibliography; Index.

Summary

In this book, Matthew Jones provides a detailed insight into the origins, outbreak and development of the Indonesia-Malaysia confrontation within the context of Britain and American diplomacy. Using archival sources, he illuminates the creation of Malaysia, Indonesia's opposition to the state and the Western Powers' reactions to the resulting conflict.

Product details

• Authors: Matthew Jones
• Publisher: Cambridge Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.09.2001
• EAN: 9780521801119
• ISBN: 978-0-521-80111-9
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 24 mm
• Weight: 680 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; USA, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, South East Asia, Colonialism & imperialism, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, United States of America, USA, Asian History, British Isles, National liberation & independence, post-colonialism, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General