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American visions of the Netherlands East Indies/Indonesia : US foreign policy and Indonesian nationalism, 1920-1949 /

A revealing reassessment of the American government's position towards Indonesia's struggle for independence.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gouda, Frances, 1950-
Otros Autores: Brocades Zaalberg, Thijs
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2002.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • American foreign policy and the end of Dutch colonial rule in southeast Asia: an overview
  • "It's 1776 in Indonesia"
  • The United States and the Dutch East Indies: the celebration of capitalism in west and east during the 1920's
  • American visions of colonial Indonesia from the Great Depression to the growing fear of Japan, 1930-1938
  • The specter of Japan and America's recognition of the Indonesian archipelago's strategic importance, 1938-1945
  • The politics of independence in the Republik Indonesia and international reactions, 1945-1949
  • The emerging Cold War and American perspectives on decolonization in southeast Asia in the postwar era
  • Indonesia's struggle for independence and the outside world: England, Australia, and the United States in search of a peaceful solution
  • Armed conflict, the United Nations' Good Offices Committee, and the Renville Agreement: America's involvement in trying to reach a settlement
  • Soviet strategies in southeast Asia and Indonesian politics: US foreign policy adrift during the course of 1948
  • Rescuing the Republic's moderates from Soviet communism: Washington's conversion to unequivocal support of Indonesia's independence.