The evacuation of civilians from Burma : analysing the 1942 colonial disaster / / Michael D. Leigh

• Autore: Leigh Michael D.
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New Delhi ; ; New York : , : Bloomsbury, , 2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (297 p.)
• Disciplina: 959.104
• Soggetto topico: Evacuation of civilians - Burma; World War--(1939-1945)
• Soggetto geografico: Burma
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: pt. one. Socio-political undercurrents -- pt. two. Sturm, drang and panic -- pt. three. Residues of hurt.
• Sommario/riassunto: "The string of military defeats during 1942 marked the end of British hegemony in Southeast Asia, finally destroying the myth of British imperial invincibility. The Japanese attack on Burma led to a hurried and often poorly organized evacuation of Indian and European civilians from the country. The evacuation was a public humiliation for the British and marked the end of their role in Burma. The Evacuation of Civilians from Burma investigates the social and political background to the evacuation, and the consequences of its failure. Utilizing unpublished letters, diaries, memoirs and official reports, Michael Leigh provides the first comprehensive account of the evacuation, analyzing its source in the structures of colonial society, fractured race relations and in the turbulent politics of colonial Burma."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
• Titolo autorizzato: The evacuation of civilians from Burma
• ISBN: 1-4411-3247-3; 1-4742-1102-X; 1-4411-6394-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910511905703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II