| Description |
ix, 229 pages : maps ; 22 cm |
| Series |
South-East Asian historical monographs |
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South-East Asian historical monographs.
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| Contents |
1. Concepts of Empire and Visions of World Politics. Primacy and Diversity. Definitions. The Interests of the British. The Relationships with Other States. Collaborators -- 2. South-East Asia in the Period of British Primacy. The Dutch and the Archipelago. Filipinas. The Malay Peninsula and Borneo. Siam. Burma. The Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Vietnam -- 3. The 'New Imperialism' and South-East Asia. South-East Asia and the Trends in British Policy. The Spread of Industrialization. Imperialism. Tariffs and Preferences. The Empire. The End of the Konbaung Dynasty. British Residents in Malaya. British Borneo. French Indo-China. Siam. From Sabang to Merauke. The End of the Spanish Empire -- 4. The Impact of the First World War and the Depression. The Threats to Colonial South-East Asia. The First World War. South-East Asia in the War. The Post-war Settlement. British Malaya and Borneo in the 1920s. Netherlands India, the Philippines, and French Indo-China in the 1920s. The Depression and the Manchurian Incident. The Extension of the East Asian Conflict. South-East Asia in the 1930s. The Commonwealth of the Philippines. Thailand and French Indo-China. Japan and Netherlands India. Clementi in Malaya and Borneo. The Burma Constitution -- 5. The Second World War: Plans and Potential Partners. The Future of South-East Asia. The Impact of the War of 1939. The Fall of Singapore. The Japanese Empire. Allied Propaganda. Plans for the Future: American, French, and Dutch. British Planning. The Burma White Paper. Malayan Union. Borneo Colonies. Thailand -- 6. Decolonization and Independence. The Other Colonial Powers. The Adjustment of Britain's Policies. Communism and the United States. Independent India. The Emergence of Independent States in South-East Asia. The Union of Burma. Indonesia and Indo-China. Post-war Thailand. Malaya and Malaysia |
| Summary |
This book brings two lines of investigation together. One investigation is into what might be called the decline and fall of the British empire. The book seeks to analyse the nature of Britain's influence in the world at the height of its power in the nineteenth century and the reasons for its decline. It is particularly concerned with the attitudes that Britain developed, which affected its approach to the interests of other powers and to the emergence of nationalism. The other investigation the book undertakes is into the policies the British adopted in South-East Asia from the late eighteenth century onwards. Most historians of the British empire have concentrated on India, Africa, or the settler dominions. The author aims to bring South-East Asia into that discourse, and he believes that doing so will also make for a fuller understanding of the emergence of new South-East Asian states in the twentieth century. The book will be of interest to historians of the British empire and South-East Asia. More generally it may also interest students of imperialism and world politics |
| Analysis |
Colonial administration History |
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South-East Asia |
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Colonial administration History |
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South-East Asia |
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Colonial administration History |
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South-East Asia |
| Notes |
Bibliography: p210-222. -Includes index |
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Map on lining paper |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [210]-222) and index |
| Subject |
British -- Southeast Asia -- History.
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| SUBJECT |
Asia, Southeastern -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85008630
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United Kingdom -- Colonies -- History.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056645
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| LC no. |
92021081 |
| ISBN |
0195886119 |
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