Arc of Containment: Britain, the United States, and Anticommunism in Southeast Asia

by Wen-Qing Ngoei

Book Overview

Arc of Containment recasts the history of American empire in Southeast and East Asia from World War II through the end of American intervention in Vietnam. Setting aside the classic story of anxiety about falling dominoes, Wen-Qing Ngoei articulates a new regional history premised on strong security and sure containment guaranteed by Anglo-American cooperation.

Ngoei argues that anticommunist nationalism in Southeast...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501770195
• ISBN13: 9781501770197
• Release Date: June 2023
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher