Forgotten Wars - The End of Britain's Asian Empire (Paperback)

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This extraordinary book is a vivid, highly original account of the creation of a new Asia after the Second World War - an unstoppable wave of nationalism that swept the British Empire aside. It tells the definitive story of how India, Pakistan, Burma and Malaysia came into existence and how British interference in Vietnam and Indonesia fatally shaped those countries' futures.

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This extraordinary book is a vivid, highly original account of the creation of a new Asia after the Second World War - an unstoppable wave of nationalism that swept the British Empire aside. It tells the definitive story of how India, Pakistan, Burma and Malaysia came into existence and how British interference in Vietnam and Indonesia fatally shaped those countries' futures.

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General

Imprint

Penguin Books

Country of origin

United Kingdom

Release date

2008

Availability

Expected to ship within 9 - 15 working days

First published

March 2008

Authors

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Dimensions

198 x 129 x 40mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback - B-format

Pages

720

ISBN-13

978-0-14-101738-9

Barcode

9780141017389

Categories

LSN

0-14-101738-4



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