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Author:
Baxter, Christopher.
Title:
The great power struggle in East Asia, 1944-50 : Britain, America and post-war rivalry / Christopher Baxter.
Publisher:
Palgrave Macmillan,
Copyright Date:
2009
Description:
xiv, 250 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Subject:
East Asia--Foreign relations--Great Britain.
Great Britain--Foreign relations--East Asia.
Great Britain--Foreign relations--United States.
United States--Foreign relations--Great Britain.
East Asia--Strategic aspects
World War, 1939-1945--East Asia.
World War, 1939-1945--Diplomatic history
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
"The first comprehensive account of British policy towards China, Japan and Korea from the final stages of the Second World War to the outbreak of the Korean War, placed in the broader context of Far Eastern developments, the beginnings of the Cold War, dealings with the Commonwealth and, above all, relations with the United States. Based upon research in British, American and Australian archives, this book examines the tensions that emerged within the Anglo-American relationship as the United States sought to dominate the East Asian agenda and Britain agonised over the international role it should play in the region. That tension intensified over what the British perceived as an American failure to devise a post-war plan for East Asia other than the containment of Japan. As Communist threats inside China and Korea gained momentum, Britain, with valuable Far Eastern interests to protect, could not afford the Asian mainland to turn "red" and found itself drawn increasingly into East Asian affairs far more than it desired"--Provided by publisher.
Series:
Global conflict and security since 1945
ISBN:
0230202977 (hardback)
9780230202979 (hardback)
OCLC:
(OCoLC)459210806
LCCN:
2009044055
Locations:
USUX851 -- ISU Library (Ames)

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