Post-War Borneo, 1945-1950 - Nationalism, Empire and State-Building

Informationen zum Autor Ooi Keat Gin is Professor of History and Co-ordinator of the Asia Pacific Research Unit in the School of Humanities, Universiti Sains Malaysia, and also serves as Editor-in- Chief of the International Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies (IJAPS) (http://ijaps.usm.my/). Klappentext This book examines Borneo, both British Borneo - Brunei, Sarawak and North Borneo - and Dutch Borneo in the period 1945-1950. It discusses the effects of the Japanese surrender, the impact of the subsequent interregnum and Australian and British administrations, the reassertion of Dutch control, the struggle for Indonesian independence, and movements for local autonomy. Zusammenfassung This book examines Borneo, both British Borneo – Brunei, Sarawak and North Borneo – and Dutch Borneo in the period 1945-1950. It discusses the effects of the Japanese surrender, the impact of the subsequent interregnum and Australian and British administrations, the reassertion of Dutch control, the struggle for Indonesian independence, and movements for local autonomy. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction 2. Borneo under Imperial Japan 3. Welcoming the Aussies 4. Allied Military Administration, September 1945 to June-July 1946 5. Strengthening the Empire: Two Crown Colonies and a Protected State, 1946-9 6. ‘Old’ Dutch and ‘New’ Republicans, 1945-50 7. Ushering A New Dawn

Product details

• Authors: Ooi Keat Gin, Keat Gin Ooi
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.05.2013
• EAN: 9780415559591
• ISBN: 978-0-415-55959-1
• No. of pages: 200
• Series: Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Borneo, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, HISTORY / Asia / Southeast Asia, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, c 1950 to c 1959, Asian History, C 1945 To C 1960