Britain and the confrontation with Indonesia, 1960-66 /

The confrontation with Indonesia cut to the heart of Britain's desire to retain global power status in the 1960s and was central to decolonisation and British defence policy across South-East Asia. Factors such as the need to maintain a military base in Singapore drove strategy and this confron...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Easter, David (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York, NY : Tauris Academic Studies, 2004.
Temas:
1945-1979
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > International.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > General.
Diplomatic relations
Great Britain > Foreign relations > Indonesia.
Indonesia > Foreign relations > Great Britain.
Great Britain > Foreign relations > 1945-1964.
Great Britain > Foreign relations > 1964-1979.
Great Britain > Foreign relations > Malaysia.
Malaysia > Foreign relations > Great Britain.
Indonesia > Foreign relations > Malaysia.
Malaysia > Foreign relations > Indonesia.
Grande-Bretagne > Relations extérieures > 1945-1964.
Grande-Bretagne > Relations extérieures > 1964-1979.
Grande-Bretagne > Relations extérieures > Malaisie.
Malaisie > Relations extérieures > Grande-Bretagne.
Great Britain
Indonesia
Malaysia
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Sumario:The confrontation with Indonesia cut to the heart of Britain's desire to retain global power status in the 1960s and was central to decolonisation and British defence policy across South-East Asia. Factors such as the need to maintain a military base in Singapore drove strategy and this confrontation became a major commitment - close at times to escalating into full-scale regional war. However, 'the Confrontation' was not recorded as a conflict of this scale, and Britain was cast into a passive and defensive role. Here, David Easter reveals a radically different view, persuasively making the c.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
ISBN:9780857721150
0857721151

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