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Record Nr.

UNINA9910792256403321

Autore

Pham P. L

Titolo

Ending "east of Suez" [[electronic resource] ] : the British decision to withdraw from Malaysia and Singapore 1964-1968 / / P.L. Pham

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2010

ISBN

0-19-161043-7

9786612402753

0-19-157381-7

1-282-40275-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (275 p.)

Collana

Oxford historical monographs

Disciplina

959.505/1

Soggetti

Great Britain History 20th century

Great Britain Foreign relations Malaysia

Malaysia Foreign relations Great Britain

Great Britain Military policy

Great Britain Politics and government 1964-1979

Southeast Asia Defenses

Great Britain Foreign relations Singapore

Singapore Foreign relations Great Britain

Great Britain Foreign relations 1964-1979

Indonesia History 1950-1966

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations & Conventions; Introduction; PART I. COMPROMISE; Introduction to Part I; 1. Beginning the Defence Review: October 1964-June 1965; 2. The Perils of Alliance: June-September 1965; 3. A Dubious Compromise: October 1965-February 1966; Conclusion to Part I; PART II. CONFLICT; Introduction to Part II; 4. The End of Consensus: March-October 1966; 5. From Dissent to Revolt: October 1966-April 1967; 6. The Battle for Withdrawal: April-July 1967; Conclusion to Part II; PART III. BREAKDOWN; 7. A Symbolic Sacrifice: July 1967-January 1968; Conclusion

Appendix: PersonaeBibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L;



M; N; P; R; S; T; U; V; W

Sommario/riassunto

In 1964 Britain's defence presence in Malaysia and Singapore was the largest and most expensive component of the country's world-wide role. Yet within three and a half years the Wilson Government had announced that Britain would be withdrawing from its major Southeast Asian bases and abandoning any special military role 'East of Suez'. Drawing upon previously classified government records P.L. Pham examines and explains how the Wilson Government came to this conclusion, one of themost significant decisions in the decline of British global power after the Second World War.Substantially revising