Title Post-war Borneo, 1945-1950 : nationalism, empire, and state-building / Ooi Keat Gin

Published New York : Routledge, 2013

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Description 1 online resource (466 pages) Series Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia ; 83 Routledge studies in the modern history of Asia ; 83. Contents Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Currencies; List of abbreviations and acronyms; 1. Introduction; Geographical background; Human mosaic; Colonial pre-war Borneo; The Pacific War (1941-1945); 2. Borneo under imperial Japan; The partitioning of Borneo; Exploitation of resources; Economic development; Nipponization; Garnering local support; The Chinese issue; Impact of wartime experiences; 3. Welcoming the Aussies; The re-occupation of Borneo; OBOE operations; The 'ugly' side of the Japanese occupation The Kinabalu UprisingThe Sandakan Death Marches; Of plots, conspiracies, and clandestine killings in wartime Southern Borneo; Time of reckoning; 4. Allied military administration, September 1945 to June-July 1946; Wartime planning: from Yalta, Potsdam to Chequers; Allied military administration: the background; Australian BBCAU: September-December 1945; Brief interlude: AIF military administration in Kalimantan, 17 September 1945-24 October 1945; British BMA (BB): January-April 1946; The challenges of Allied military administration; Addressing wartime collaborators: the case of Sarawak Confronting anti-Dutch sentiments and republican elements: developments in Kalimantan5. Strengthening the Empire: two Crown Colonies and a protectorate, 1946-1949; Against the grain: Britain's post-war policy towards British Borneo; Reconstituting British Borneo; Acquiescence in British North Borneo and Brunei; Rancour in Sarawak: the cession issue; The Rajah's prerogative; News of cession; Opposition to cession; Tragedy and implications; Post-war rehabilitation, 1946-1950; The Colony of Sarawak; Local government and constitutional reform; Socio-economic revitalization The Colony of North BorneoStatus quo under the Colonial Government; Reconstruction over development; The protected Sultanate of Brunei; Administration of the Sultanate; Excessive income; New challenges; 6. 'Old' Dutch and 'new' republicans, 1945-1950; Van Mook's 'Federal Indonesia'; Winning hearts and minds in Kalimantan; Militia organizations and expeditionary forces from Java; The constitutional alternative; Aspiring to a Negara Kalimantan (State of Kalimantan); The guerrilla war (perang gerilya); Kalimantan and the Indonesian revolution (1945-1949); Towards a unitarian state 7. Ushering in a new dawnChanging of the guard; Ethnic consciousness and identity; Determinants of immediate post-war developments; The challenges ahead; Glossary; Notes; Bibliography; Index Summary This book examines Borneo, both British Borneo - Brunei, Sarawak and North Borneo - and Dutch Borneo in the period 1945-1950. Borneo then was at the crossroads. Following the Japanese Occupation, the likely future status of the various Bornean territories was not at all clear, and the book discusses the various factions and powers, both local and international, who were contending for control in this period. It examines the effects of the Japanese surrender, the impact of the subsequent interregnum and Australian and British military administrations, the reassertion of Dutch control, the st Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject HISTORY -- Asia -- Southeast Asia. Politics and government Nationalismus SUBJECT Borneo -- Politics and government -- 20th century Kalimantan (Indonesia) -- Politics and government -- 20th century Malaysia, East -- Politics and government -- 20th century Brunei -- Politics and government -- 20th century Subject Borneo Brunei Indonesia -- Kalimantan East Malaysia Borneo Form Electronic book ISBN 9781134058037 1134058039 1299637434 9781299637436

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