Colonialism and Cold War - 9780801413889

Colonialism and Cold WarThe United States and the Struggle for Indonesian Independence, 194549\nAuthor(s): Robert J. McMahon\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cornell University Press, United States\nImprint: Cornell University Press\nISBN-13: 9780801413889, 978-0801413889\nSynopsis\nThe disintegration of former colonial empires in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East after World War II profoundly affected the international balance of power, irrevocably altering the political map of the world. The United States was in a unique position to influence the outcome of the struggles for independence in the Third World. In Colonialism and Cold War, Robert J. McMahon looks closely at one area where American diplomacy played an important role in the end of the European imperial order: Indonesia, the archipelago that had been the jewel of the Dutch colonial empire since the early seventeenth century.\n\n McMahon begins with an overview of the history of Dutch colonial rule in Indonesia and of the sub.