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Arc of containment : Britain, the United States, and anticommunism in Southeast Asia /

"Shows how anticommunist nationalism in Southeast Asia intersected with preexisting local antipathy toward China and its diaspora, ushering the region from European-dominated colonialism to U.S. hegemony"--

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ngoei, Wen-Qing, 1976- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, 2019.
Series:United States in the world.
Subjects:
United States > Foreign relations > Southeast Asia.
Southeast Asia > Foreign relations > United States.
Great Britain > Foreign relations > Southeast Asia.
Southeast Asia > Foreign relations > Great Britain.
Communism > Southeast Asia > History > 20th century.
Nationalism > Southeast Asia > History > 20th century.
Postcolonialism > Southeast Asia > History > 20th century.
Chinese > Southeast Asia > History > 20th century.
Chinese.
Communism.
Diplomatic relations.
Nationalism.
Postcolonialism.
Great Britain.
Southeast Asia.
United States.
1900-1999
History.
Description
Summary:"Shows how anticommunist nationalism in Southeast Asia intersected with preexisting local antipathy toward China and its diaspora, ushering the region from European-dominated colonialism to U.S. hegemony"--
Physical Description:x, 254 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781501716409
1501716409