The limits of empire : the United States and Southeast Asia since World War II
The most complete picture to date of how U.S. strategies of containment and empire-building spiraled out of control in Southeast Asia, investigating also how the demoralizing experience of Vietnam radically undermined U.S. enthusiasm for the region in a strategic sense.
xii, 276 páginas : mapa ; 23 cm
9780231108805, 9780231108812, 023110880X, 0231108818
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1. The Colonial Order 2. The Roots of Intervention, 1945-1950 3. Searching for Stability, 1950-1954 4. The Deepening Crisis, 1954-1961 5. At War in Southeast Asia, 1961-1968 6. Disengagement, 1968-1975 7. Toward a New Regional Order, 1975-1998