Britain and the confrontation with Indonesia, 1960-1966 / / David Easter

• Autore: Easter David
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Tauris Academic Studies, , 2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (272 p.)
• Disciplina: 327.410598/09/046
• Soggetto geografico: 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
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; List of Abbreviations; List of Key Office Holders; Map of Indonesia and Malaysia; Introduction; 1. The decision to form Malaysia, 1960-January 1962; 2. The Brunei revolt and the start of Confrontation, January 1962-April 1963; 3. Pressing ahead with Malaysia, April-Septemeber 1963; 4. Coping with the Confrontation, September 1963-April 1964; 5. Escalation and rethink, May-October 1964; 6. Labour and the Confrontation, October 1964-March 1965; 7. Exit Singapore, April-September 1965; 8. The coup attempt in Indonesia, September 1965-January 1966
• Sommario/riassunto: 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._x000D_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
• Titolo autorizzato: Britain and the confrontation with Indonesia, 1960-1966
• ISBN: 0-85772-115-1; 1-280-87678-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910818147003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: International library of twentieth century history ; ; 1.