The Political and Moral Imperatives of the Bandung Conference of 1955 : The Reactions of the US, UK and Japan.
Title:
The Political and Moral Imperatives of the Bandung Conference of 1955 : The Reactions of the US, UK and Japan.
Author:
Ampiah, Kweku.
ISBN:
9789004213388
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (264 pages)
Contents:
Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 Neutralism as a Political Force in Asia in the Mid-1950s -- 2 US Attitudes Towards the Conference: From Revulsion, to 'Benevolent Indifference', and Reluctant Acceptance -- 3 Britain and Bandung: Whitehall's Prognosis -- 4 Japan's Journey back to Asia and the New Foreign Policy of Independence -- 5 Conclusion -- Appendix 1: Final Communiqué of the Asian-African Conference -- Appendix 2: Proposal for Economic Cooperation -- Appendix 3: Address of Mr Tatsunosuke Takasaki, Principal Japanese Delegate, Before the Asian-African Conference -- Appendix 4: President Sukarno's Opening Speech -- Bibliography -- Index.
Abstract:
Now fifty years on, with significantly more primary references available,Kweku Ampiah's study provides a much-needed in-depth re-evaluation of the conference as a whole, focusing in particular on the external influences and preoccupations impacting on the participants seen through three case studies involving the US, UK and Japan.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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