This volume provides a lucid, concise analysis of the development of British policy in Southeast Asia in the twenty years following the defeat of Japan. The principal themes concern nationalism and communism and how Britain worked to achieve accommodation with nationalism while containing communist challenges.

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PETER LOWE is Author of six books and editor or co-editor of an additional three books. A member of staff at the University of Manchester, UK from 1965-2004, most recently as Reader in History and then Honorary Senior Research Fellow, he is also a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.

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List of Maps Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction The Return of Colonialism, 1945-48 The Communist Challenges in Malaya and Indochina Two Approaches to Containing Communism: The Colombo Plan and SEATO, 1950-65 Democracy, Communism and Militarism in Burma, 1948-65 Ambivalence and Commitment: Vietnam, 1955-65 Britain, Cambodia and Laos, 1955-65 Britain, Thailand and the Philippines, 1945-65 Britain, Indonesia and the Creation of Malaysia, 1959-65 Conclusion Appendix: List of British Officials Endnotes Select Bibliography Index