Matthew Foley

The Cold War and National Assertion in Southeast Asia (eBook, ePUB)

Britain, the United States and Burma, 1948-1962

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book is a detailed case study of post-colonial transition in Asia in the context of the emerging Cold War; it charts British and American approaches to Burma between the country's independence from the United Kingdom in 1948 and the military coup that ended civilian government in 1962.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Dezember 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781135180829
• Artikelnr.: 42977224

Autorenporträt

Matthew Foley received his PhD from the University of Nottingham in 2007.

Inhaltsangabe

1. British policy and the crises of 1948 2. Aid
conflict and the Commonwealth
1949-1950 3. The decline of British influence
1950-1954 4. The China crisis and the beginnings of American aid
1948-1952 5. The Kuomintang crisis and the termination of American aid
1952-1954 6. Communist intervention and the resumption of American aid
1955-1958 7. Britain
the United States and the end of civilian government
1958-1962