Borneo in the Cold War, 1950-1990

Keat Gin Ooi

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English

Routledge
07 August 2019

Asian history; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000; The Cold War; International relations

Series: Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia

Although by about 1950 both British Borneo, including the protected sultanate of Brunei, and Indonesian Borneo seemed settled under their different regimes and well on the way to post-war reconstruction and economic development, the upheavals which affected Southeast and East Asia during the Cold War period also deeply affected Borneo. Besides the impact of the Korean and Vietnam Wars and the Malayan Emergency and communist uprisings in other Southeast Asian states, there was within Borneo the attempted communist takeover of Sarawak from the 1950s, a failed coup d’état in Brunei in 1962, Sukarno’s Konfrontasi (confrontation) with Malaysia, and the horrific purge of Leftists and ethnic Chinese in the late 1960s. This book details these momentous events and assesses their impact on Borneo and its people. It is a sequel to the author’s earlier books The Japanese Occupation of Borneo, 1941-1945 (2011) and Post-War Borneo, 1945-1950: Nationalism, Empire, and State-Building (2013), collectively a trilogy.

By: Keat Gin Ooi
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 703g
ISBN: 9781138910782
ISBN 10: 1138910783
Series: Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia
Pages: 374
Publication Date: 07 August 2019
Audience: College/higher education , Primary , A / AS level
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Introduction 2. The Global Cold War 3. British Crown Colonies of Sarawak and North Borneo 4. Bitterness and Intrigue: The Chinese Left in Sarawak 5. British Protectorate of Brunei: Discontentment Amidst Wealth 6. Kalimantan: From Parliamentary Democracy to Guided Democracy 7. Igniting Borneo 8. A Cauldron of Violence: Massacres and Guerrilla War 9. Conclusion.

Ooi Keat Gin, FRHistS, is Professor of History and Coordinator of the Asia Pacific Research Unit (APRU-USM) at the School of Humanities, Universiti Sains Malaysia, as well as editor-in-chief, International Journal of Asia Pacific Studies (IJAPS).