National University of Singapore Press
Cold War and Decolonisation
Australia’s Policy towards Britain’s End of Empire in Southeast Asia
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Cold War and Decolonisation
Australia’s Policy towards Britain’s End of Empire in Southeast Asia
In this book, Andrea Benvenuti discusses the development of Australia’s foreign and defense policies toward Malaya and Singapore in light of the redefinition of Britain’s imperial role in Southeast Asia and the formation of new postcolonial states. Benvenuti sheds light on the impact of Britain on Australia’s political and strategic interests in Southeast Asia during the Cold War. It will be of interest to historians of Australia’s foreign relations, Southeast Asia, and the British Empire and decolonization.
320 pages | 6 x 9 | © 2017
Asian Studies: Southeast Asia and Australia
History: British and Irish History
Political Science: Diplomacy, Foreign Policy, and International Relations
Reviews
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
List of Key Policymakers
Introduction
Chapter 1 Australia’s Road to Malaya
Chapter 2 Colonial Malaya and Singapore
Chapter 3 Malaya’s Road to Independence
Chapter 4 The Singapore Conundrum, April 1955-May 1956
Chapter 5 Coping with Uncertainty, 1956-57
Chapter 6 Dealing with the PAP, 1958-60
Chapter 7 Greater Malaysia, 1961
Chapter 8 Greater Malaysia, 1962-63
Chapter 9 Epilogue
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
List of Abbreviations
List of Key Policymakers
Introduction
Chapter 1 Australia’s Road to Malaya
Chapter 2 Colonial Malaya and Singapore
Chapter 3 Malaya’s Road to Independence
Chapter 4 The Singapore Conundrum, April 1955-May 1956
Chapter 5 Coping with Uncertainty, 1956-57
Chapter 6 Dealing with the PAP, 1958-60
Chapter 7 Greater Malaysia, 1961
Chapter 8 Greater Malaysia, 1962-63
Chapter 9 Epilogue
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index