Overview

The origins and the key defining moments of the Cold War in Southeast Asia have been widely debated. This book focuses on an area that has received less attention, the impact and legacy of the Cold War on the various countries in the region, as well as on the region itself. The book contributes to the historiography of the Cold War in Southeast Asia by examining not only how the conflict shaped the milieu in which national and regional change unfolded but also how the context influenced the course and tenor of the Cold War in the region. It goes on to look at the usefulness or limitations of using the Cold War as an interpretative framework for understanding change in Southeast Asia. Chapters discuss how the Cold War had a varied but notable impact on the countries in Southeast Asia, not only on the mainland countries belonging to what the British Foreign Office called the ""upper arc"", but also on those situated on its maritime ""lower arc"". The book is an important contribution to the fields of Asian Studies and International Relations.

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Author:   Albert Lau (National University of Singapore)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9781138844704

ISBN 10:   1138844705
Pages:   294
Publication Date:   12 September 2014
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction: Southeast Asia and the Cold War 1. Britain and the Cold War in Southeast Asia Part 1: The Cold War in the ‘Lower Arc’ 2. The Philippines Search for Security in the First Years of the Cold War 3. Decolonization and the Cold War in Singapore, 1955-1959 4. The Cold War, Malayan Decolonization and the Making of the Federation of Malaysia 5. View from the Other Side: Early Cold War in Malaysia from the Memoirs and Writings of former MCP Members 6. The Cold War and British Borneo: Impact and Legacy 7. The Cold War and its Impact on Indonesia: Domestic Politics and Foreign Policy Part 2: The Cold War in the ‘Upper Arc’ 8. The Cold War and Vietnam, 1945-1960: How Did a Nationalist Struggle Turn into a Class Struggle? 9. The Vietnamese Revolution in the Cold War and its Impact on Vietnam-ASEAN Relations during the 1960-1970s 10. Thailand and the Secret War in Laos, 1960-1974 11. The Cold War and Democratization in Thailand 12. The Jakarta Conference on Cambodia

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All of the essays in Southeast Asia and the Cold War offer new insights into how Cold War ideologies and superpower rivalry affected the course of events in Southeast Asia. Tony Day Nalanda-Srivijaya Centre, iseas-Yusof Ishak Institute

All of the essays in Southeast Asia and the Cold War offer new insights into how Cold War ideologies and superpower rivalry affected the course of events in Southeast Asia. Tony Day Nalanda-Srivijaya Centre, iseas-Yusof Ishak Institute

All of the essays in Southeast Asia and the Cold War offer new insights into how Cold War ideologies and superpower rivalry affected the course of events in Southeast Asia. Tony Day Nalanda-Srivijaya Centre, iseas-Yusof Ishak Institute

Author Information

Albert Lau is Associate Professor of History at the National University of Singapore. He is the author of The Malayan Union Controversy, 1942-1948, A Moment of Anguish: Singapore in Malaysia and the Politics of Disengagement, and a co-author of A New History of Southeast Asia.

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