The Political and Moral Imperatives of the Bandung Conference Of 1955 : The Reactions of the US, UK and Japan.

By: Ampiah, KwekuMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: Leiden : BRILL, 2007Copyright date: ©2007Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (264 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9789004213388Subject(s): Afro-Asian politics | Asia -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1960 | Asia -- Foreign relations | Asian-African Conference -- (1st : -- 1955 : -- Bandung, Indonesia). -- Bandung Committee | World politics -- 1945-1955Genre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: The Political and Moral Imperatives of the Bandung Conference Of 1955 : The Reactions of the US, UK and JapanDDC classification: 327.0904 LOC classification: DS333.5 -- .A47 2007ebOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
Intro -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 Neutralism as a Political Force in Asia in the Mid-1950s -- 2 US Attitudes Towards the Conference: From Revulsion, to 'Benevolent Indifference', and Reluctant Acceptance -- 3 Britain and Bandung: Whitehall's Prognosis -- 4 Japan's Journey back to Asia and the New Foreign Policy of Independence -- 5 Conclusion -- Appendix 1: Final Communiqué of the Asian-African Conference -- Appendix 2: Proposal for Economic Cooperation -- Appendix 3: Address of Mr Tatsunosuke Takasaki, Principal Japanese Delegate, Before the Asian-African Conference -- Appendix 4: President Sukarno's Opening Speech -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary: Now fifty years on, with significantly more primary references available,Kweku Ampiah's study provides a much-needed in-depth re-evaluation of the conference as a whole, focusing in particular on the external influences and preoccupations impacting on the participants seen through three case studies involving the US, UK and Japan.
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Intro -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 Neutralism as a Political Force in Asia in the Mid-1950s -- 2 US Attitudes Towards the Conference: From Revulsion, to 'Benevolent Indifference', and Reluctant Acceptance -- 3 Britain and Bandung: Whitehall's Prognosis -- 4 Japan's Journey back to Asia and the New Foreign Policy of Independence -- 5 Conclusion -- Appendix 1: Final Communiqué of the Asian-African Conference -- Appendix 2: Proposal for Economic Cooperation -- Appendix 3: Address of Mr Tatsunosuke Takasaki, Principal Japanese Delegate, Before the Asian-African Conference -- Appendix 4: President Sukarno's Opening Speech -- Bibliography -- Index.

Now fifty years on, with significantly more primary references available,Kweku Ampiah's study provides a much-needed in-depth re-evaluation of the conference as a whole, focusing in particular on the external influences and preoccupations impacting on the participants seen through three case studies involving the US, UK and Japan.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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