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072		7	_aJF _2bicssc
720	1		_aBest, Antony _4edt
245	0	0	_aBritain's Retreat from Empire in East Asia, 1905-1980
260			_bTaylor & Francis _c2017
300			_a1 online resource (214 p.)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
506	0		_aFree-to-read _fUnrestricted online access _2star
520			_aThe 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.
540			_aAll rights reserved _uhttp://oapen.org/content/about-rights
546			_aEnglish
650		7	_aSociety & culture: general _2bicssc
653			_aAsia
653			_aBritish power
653			_ahistory
653			_apolitics
720	1		_aBest, Antony _4oth
793	0		_aDOAB Library.
856	4	0	_uhttps://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/37006 _70 _zFree-to-read: DOAB: description of the publication
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