Imperialism in Southeast Asia

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Routledge, Aug 29, 2003 - Social Science - 336 pages

Imperialism in Southeast Asia examines its subject against a backdrop of those countries that could at a given time be called imperialist: Britain, France, Spain, the Netherlands and the US. Examining the imperialist phenomenon from this wide-ranging perspective reveals imperialism as driven by rivalry; it also facilitates comparison: imperialism has elements in common, yet differs according to the territory in which it operates.

This is one of the few studies of imperialism to concentrate on Southeast Asia. Nicholas Tarling’s definition of imperialism focuses on the establishment of political control from 1870 to 1914. Moving forward in time, the author analyses attempts to re-establish control after the overthrow of imperial regimes in the Second World War. Most recently, Southeast Asia has become a region of independent states, and Tarling discusses imperial ventures as forms of state-building. At the same time, his discussion reflects another contemporary concern-globalisation and the relationship of the state to that process.

Nicolas Tarling is an eminent writer in Asian history. His latest book will be of great interest to all those studying or involved in Asian studies, history and politics.

 

Contents

Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
Section 23
Section 24
Section 25
Section 26
Section 27
Section 28
Section 29
Section 30

Section 9
Section 10
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Section 12
Section 13
Section 14
Section 15
Section 16
Section 17
Section 18
Section 19
Section 20
Section 21
Section 22
Section 31
Section 32
Section 33
Section 34
Section 35
Section 36
Section 37
Section 38
Section 39
Section 40
Section 41
Section 42
Section 43

Other editions - View all

Imperialism in Southeast Asia
Nicholas Tarling
Limited preview - 2003
Imperalism in Southeast Asia: "a Fleeting, Passing Phase"
Nicholas Tarling
No preview available - 2001
Imperialism in Southeast Asia
Nicholas Tarling
No preview available - 2001

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About the author (2003)

Nicholas Tarling is a Fellow of the New Zealand Asia Institute, University of Auckland, New Zealand.

Bibliographic information

TitleImperialism in Southeast Asia
Routledge Studies in Asia's Transformations
AuthorNicholas Tarling
PublisherRoutledge, 2003
ISBN1134570813, 9781134570812
Length336 pages
Subjects ›  › 

History / Asia / General
Political Science / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism
Political Science / General
Social Science / Ethnic Studies / General
Social Science / Human Geography
Social Science / Regional Studies
  
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