Half title page; Full title page; Copyright page; 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; Chpater 7 -- Greater Malaysia, 1961; Chapter 8 -- Greater Malaysia, 1962-63; Chapter 9 -- Epilogue; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index
Summary
"Australia's policy towards Britain's end of empire in Southeast Asia influenced the course of this decolonization in the region. In this book, Andrea Benvenuti discusses the development of Australia's foreign and defence policies towards Malaya and Singapore in light of the redefinition of Britain's imperial role in Southeast Asia and the formation of new post-colonial states. Placed within the emerging literature on the global impact of the Cold War, the book sheds new light on the choices made-by Australia, by Britain and the new emerging states-in these crucial years."
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-282) and index
