The United States' Emergence as a Southeast Asian Power, 1940-1950 / / Gary R. Hess.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter CUP eBook Package Archive 1898-1999 (pre Pub)
• VerfasserIn: Hess, Gary R.,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1987]; ©1987
• Year of Publication: 1987
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Preface --; 1. The United States and the Colonial System in Southeast Asia --; 2. The Rivalry of Japan and the United States Over Southeast Asia, 1940-1941 --; 3. Planning for Decolonization in Southeast Asia, 1942-1943 --; 4. United States'-European Differences Over Postwar Southeast Asia, December 1943-October 1945 --; 5. Toward A Limited Anticolonialism: The Final Phase of Postwar Planning, November 1944-July 1945 --; 6. The Nationalist Revolutions in Indonesia And Indochina, 1945-1947 --; 7. The United States' Model: Decolonization in the Philippines --; 8. The Emergence of United States' Influence in Thailand, Burma, And Malaya, 1945-1948 --; 9. The Indonesian Revolution, 1947-1949: The Fulfillment of Anticolonialism --; 10. The Vietnamese Revolution: The Evolution 311 of the Commitment to France, 1947-1950 --; 11. The Redefinition of United States' Policy, 1949-1950 --; 12. Conclusion --; Abbreviations --; Notes --; Bibliography --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780231898034; 9783110442489
• DOI: 10.7312/hess94308
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Gary R. Hess.

Traces the development of US policy in Southeast Asia during the critical period beginning with the Japanese-American rivalry over the region in 1940-41 when the US sought to protect its own interests in the region and concluding with outbreak of the Korean War in 1950.