The Political Economy of Imperial Relations : Britain, the Sterling Area, and Malaya 1945-1960 / by Alex Sutton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sutton, A. J., Author.

Series:

Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies, 2635-1641

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Asia--History.

Asia.

Imperialism.

Great Britain--History.

Great Britain.

Southeast Asia--History.

Southeast Asia.

Economic history.

History, Modern.

Asian History.

Imperialism and Colonialism.

History of Britain and Ireland.

History of Southeast Asia.

Economic History.

Modern History.

Local Subjects:

Asian History.

Imperialism and Colonialism.

History of Britain and Ireland.

History of Southeast Asia.

Economic History.

Modern History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (232 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2015.

Place of Publication:

London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Political Economy of Imperial Relations offers a much needed historical and theoretical intervention into the relationship between Britain and Malaya after the Second World War. It challenges existing accounts and details a strong continuity in this relationship from 1945 until 1960.

Contents:

Cover ; Contents ; Figures and Tables ; Acknowledgements ; Abbreviations ; Introduction ; 1 Conceptualising British Imperialism ; 2 British Relative Economic Decline ; 3 The Dollar Drain and Colonial Import Policy (1945-1950) ; 4 The Dollar Deficit Continues (1950-1955) ; 5 Malayan Independence and the Sterling Area (1955-1960) ; Concluding Remarks ; Appendices ; Notes ; Bibliography ; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781137373984

1137373989