Contending with nationalism and communism
Subtitle: British policy towards South-East Asia, 1945-65
By: Peter Lowe
Series: Global conflict and security since 1945
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Basingstoke; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9780230524873
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The return of colonialism, 1945-48; title: The communist challenges in Malaya and Indochina; title: Two approaches to containing communism: the Colombo Plan and SEATO; title: Democracy, communism and militarism in Burma, 1948-65; title: Ambivalence and commitment: Vietnam, 1955-65; title: Britain, Cambodia and Laos, 1955-65; title: Britain, Thailand and the Philippines, 1945-65; title: Britain, Indonesia and the creation of Malaysia, 1959-1965; title: Conclusion.