Defence and Decolonisation in Southeast Asia: Britain, Malaya and Singapore, 1941-1968
- ISBN-10
- 0700713034
- ISBN-13
- 9780700713035
- Category
- Colonies
- Pages
- 360
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001
- Publisher
- Psychology Press
- Author
- Karl Hack
Description
This book looks at British defence and decolonisation in Southeast Asia, especially in Malaya and Singapore, from Singapore's fall in 1942 to 'East of Suez' withdrawal after 1968. It shows how local social and ethnic forces interacted with British attempts to reduce garrisons, and to fashion a 'Dominion of Southeast Asia'.
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