The Transformation of Southeast Asia - International Perspectives on Decolonization

Providing the basis for a reconceptualization of key features in Southeast Asia's history, this book examines evolutionary patterns of Europe's and Japan's Southeast Asian empires from the late 19th century through to the 1960s.

Sommario

1: Dimensions of Decolonization; 2: The Impact of World War II on Decolonization; 3: The Economic Impact of Decolonization in Southeast Asia; 4: Monarchy and Decolonization in Indochina; 5: France and the Associated States of Indochina, 1945-1955; 6: The Indonesian Revolution and the Fall of the Dutch Empire; 7: Theories and Approaches to British Decolonization in Southeast Asia; 8: British Attitudes and Policies on Nationalism and Regionalism; 9: The Grand Design; 10: Making Malaya Safe for Decolonization; 11: Nationalism in the Decolonization of Singapore; 12: Franklin D. Roosevelt, Trusteeship, and U.S. Exceptionalism; 13: The United States and Southeast Asia in an Era of Decolonization, 1945-1965; 14: John Foster Dulles and Decolonization in Southeast Asia; 15: Between SEATO and ASEAN; 16: Parable of Seeds; 17: Afterword The Limits of Decolonization

Info autore

Marc Frey, Ronald W. Pruessen, Tan Tai Wong,

Riassunto

This work provides the basis for a reconceptualization of key features in Southeast Asia's history. It examines evolutionary patterns of Europe's and Japan's Southeast Asian empires from the late 19th century through World War II, and offer insights into the events of the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: FREY, Marc Frey, Ronald W Pruessen, Ronald W. Pruessen
• Con la collaborazione di: Marc Frey (Editore), Frey Marc (Editore), Ronald W Pruessen (Editore), Ronald W. Pruessen (Editore), Pruessen Ronald W. (Editore), Tan-Tai Yong (Editore)
• Editore: Taylor and Francis
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.08.2003
• EAN: 9780765611406
• ISBN: 978-0-7656-1140-6
• Pagine: 376
• Peso: 780 g
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Pedagogia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Economics, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, HISTORY / Asia / Southeast Asia, South East Asia, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Politics & government, Regional Studies, Politics and government, Regional / International studies, Asian History