Imperialism in South East Asia: A Fleeting Passing Phase

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Main Details

Title Imperialism in South East Asia: A Fleeting Passing Phase
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Nicholas Tarling
SeriesRoutledge Studies in Asia's Transformations
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:336
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
Category/GenreAsian and Middle Eastern history
World history - c 1750 to c 1900
World history - from c 1900 to now
Colonialism and imperialism
ISBN/Barcode 9780415232890
ClassificationsDewey:325.320959
Audience
Undergraduate
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations maps

Publishing Details

Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint Routledge
Publication Date 23 August 2001
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Imperialism in South East Asia examines all the countries which might be called imperialist: Britain, France, Spain, the Netherlands and the US. Examining the phenomenon from this perspective reveals imperialism as a question of rivalry; and facilitates comparison: imperialism had elements in common, yet differed as did the territories in which they operated. This is one of the only studies of imperialism to concentrate on South East Asia. Nicholas Tarling's definition of imperialism concentrates on the establishment of political control and a periodisation between 1870 and 1914. After this period, in more recent history, he analyses the attempts to re-establish control after the overthrow of imperial regimes in the second world war. Now, South East Asia has become a region of independent states, and Nicholas Tarling views imperial ventures as forms of state-building. The imperial period at the heart of this book reflects another contemporary concern - globalisation and the relationship of the state to that process.