Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents VII
3. Preface IX
4. 1. The United States and the Colonial System in Southeast Asia 1
5. 2. The Rivalry of Japan and the United States Over Southeast Asia, 1940-1941 21
6. 3. Planning for Decolonization in Southeast Asia, 1942-1943 47
7. 4. United States'-European Differences Over Postwar Southeast Asia, December 1943-October 1945 83
8. 5. Toward A Limited Anticolonialism: The Final Phase of Postwar Planning, November 1944-July 1945 121
9. 6. The Nationalist Revolutions in Indonesia And Indochina, 1945-1947 159
10. 7. The United States' Model: Decolonization in the Philippines 217
11. 8. The Emergence of United States' Influence in Thailand, Burma, And Malaya, 1945-1948 251
12. 9. The Indonesian Revolution, 1947-1949: The Fulfillment of Anticolonialism 275
13. 10. The Vietnamese Revolution: The Evolution 311 of the Commitment to France, 1947-1950 311
14. 11. The Redefinition of United States' Policy, 1949-1950 333
15. 12. Conclusion 367
16. Abbreviations 373
17. Notes 375
18. Bibliography 425
19. Index 441