402 Pages
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Routledge
402 Pages
6 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
402 Pages
6 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Although by about 1950 both British Borneo, including the protected sultanate of Brunei, and Indonesian Borneo seemed settled under their different regimes and well on the way to post-war reconstruction and economic development, the upheavals which affected Southeast and East Asia during the Cold War period also deeply affected Borneo. Besides the impact of the Korean and Vietnam Wars and the... Read more
1. Introduction 2. The Global Cold War 3. British Crown Colonies of Sarawak and North Borneo 4. Bitterness and Intrigue: The Chinese Left in Sarawak 5. British Protectorate of Brunei: Discontentment Amidst Wealth 6. Kalimantan: From Parliamentary Democracy to Guided Democracy 7. Igniting Borneo 8. A Cauldron of Violence: Massacres and Guerrilla War 9. Conclusion.
Biography
Ooi Keat Gin, FRHistS, is Professor of History and Coordinator of the Asia Pacific Research Unit (APRU-USM) at the School of Humanities, Universiti Sains Malaysia, as well as editor-in-chief, International Journal of Asia Pacific Studies (IJAPS).
