02055namaa2200385uu 4500 doab37006 oapen 20260305123943.0 m o d cr|mn|---annan 210210s2017 xx |||||o ||| 0|eng d oapen oapen eng dc JF bicssc Best, Antony edt Britain's Retreat from Empire in East Asia, 1905-1980 Taylor & Francis 2017 1 online resource (214 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Free-to-read Unrestricted online access star The decline of British power in Asia, from a high point in 1905, when Britain's ally Japan vanquished the Russian Empire, apparently reducing the perceived threat that Russia posed to its influence in India and China, to the end of the twentieth century, when British power had dwindled to virtually nothing, is one of the most important themes in understanding the modern history of East and Southeast Asia. This book considers a range of issues that illustrate the significance and influence of the British Empire in Asia and the nature of Britain's imperial decline. Subjects covered include the challenges posed by Germany and Japan during the First World War, British efforts at international co-operation in the interwar period, the British relationship with Korea and Japan in the wake of the Second World War, and the complicated path of decolonisation in Southeast Asia and Hong Kong. All rights reserved http://oapen.org/content/about-rights English Society & culture: general bicssc Asia British power history politics Best, Antony oth DOAB Library. https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/37006 0 Free-to-read: DOAB: description of the publication 92482 92482