America's strategy in Southeast Asia : from the Cold War to the Terror War / James A. Tyner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tyner, James A., 1966-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Geopolitics--Southeast Asia.

Geopolitics.

Southeast Asia--Politics and government--1945-.

Southeast Asia.

Politics and government.

Power (Social sciences).

Southeast Asia--Foreign relations--United States.

International relations.

United States.

United States--Foreign relations--Southeast Asia.

Physical Description:

xxv, 241 pages : maps ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, [2007]

Summary:

Geography encompasses everything from the local-where human beings live, work, and travel-to metageographies like nations and regions. James A. Tyner's inventive and multidisciplinary ideas on geography similarly range from the personal-his father's experience in the military during the Vietnam War-to a broad discussion of how the United States has come to exercise power through the production of geographic knowledge, in this case in Southeast Asia. Since the end of the Second World War, Southeast Asia has served as a surrogate space to further American imperial interests, which are economic, political, territorial, and moral in scope. America's Strategy in Southeast Asia contends that the construction of Southeast Asia is a geographic entity has been a crucial component in the creation of the American empire. For example, America's most blatant experience of colonial rule occurred in the Philippines, America's longest war was fought in Vietnam, and most recently, some American policymakers have identified Southeast Asia as the "Second Front" in the War on Terror. Yet, America's overriding strategy in Southeast Asia and the region itself remains something of a mystery for the American populace-a "black box" in America's geographical imagination. This clear and innovative book educates readers about Southeast Asia's importance in American foreign policy.

Contents:

Geographic imperatives

A model empire in Asia

Peasant wars and imperial capitalism

The tragedy of geographic negligence

The neoconservative making of Southeast Asia

The guilt of colonialism.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-231) and index.

ISBN:

0742553574

0742553582

OCLC:

70775704

Publisher Number:

9780742553576

9780742553583