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Forgotten wars : the end of Britain's Asian empire / Christopher Bayly and Tim Harper.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Penguin books, 2008.Description: xxx, 673 p. : pictures ; 19 cmISBN:
  • 9780141017389
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • DS526.7 .B38 2008
Summary: This extraordinary book is a vivid, highly original account of the creation of a new Asia after the Second World War - an unstoppable wave of nationalism that swept the British Empire aside. It tells the definitive story of how India, Pakistan, Burma and Malaysia came into existence and how British interference in Vietnam and Indonesia fatally shaped those countries' futures.
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Books Asian University for Women Library Non-fiction General Stacks DS526.7 .B38 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 033353
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

This extraordinary book is a vivid, highly original account of the creation of a new Asia after the Second World War - an unstoppable wave of nationalism that swept the British Empire aside. It tells the definitive story of how India, Pakistan, Burma and Malaysia came into existence and how British interference in Vietnam and Indonesia fatally shaped those countries' futures.

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