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The Mask of Neutrality: The United States And Decolonization In Indonesia 1942–1950

William J. Rust

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Description:"The Mask of Neutrality: The United States and Decolonization in Indonesia, 1942-1950," is a meticulously researched account of US relations with Indonesia before, during, and after that nation's revolution. Drawing on untapped archival resources, the book examines three periods of America's evolving engagement with Indonesia and the groups battling for control there:* The World War II years, 1942-1945, when the US government's rhetoric was more anticolonial than its policy;* The Indonesian revolution, 1945-1949, when US policy initially tilted toward the Netherlands and then shifted against it; and* The first year of Indonesia's internationally recognized independence, 1950, when the legacy of colonialism created internal security problems there and when the United States began pressing the Indonesian government to take a more forthright anticommunist stand in the cold war.Primarily a diplomatic history, the book also explores US intelligence activities in Indonesia, including:* Operations in Sumatra by the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) during World War II;* Espionage by OSS and its immediate successor agency, the Strategic Services Unit, at the beginning of the Indonesian revolution; and* A covert program to arm and train the Mobile Brigade of Indonesia's national police force--one of CIA's earliest paramilitary projects in Southeast Asia.A third interest of the book is news reporting about Indonesia in the 1940s and the official use and misuse of public information. One journalism topic discussed in depth is a Dutch-sponsored visit to the archipelago by fifteen American journalists in June and July of 1949.Like Rust's earlier histories of the United States in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, The Mask of Neutrality is an "origin story"--one that not only contextualizes the troubled US relations with Indonesia in the 1950s and 1960s but also illuminates America's disastrous experience in Indochina in the middle of the twentieth century.Included in the book are twenty-five photographs and two maps.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Mask of Neutrality: The United States And Decolonization In Indonesia 1942–1950. To get started finding The Mask of Neutrality: The United States And Decolonization In Indonesia 1942–1950, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: "The Mask of Neutrality: The United States and Decolonization in Indonesia, 1942-1950," is a meticulously researched account of US relations with Indonesia before, during, and after that nation's revolution. Drawing on untapped archival resources, the book examines three periods of America's evolving engagement with Indonesia and the groups battling for control there:* The World War II years, 1942-1945, when the US government's rhetoric was more anticolonial than its policy;* The Indonesian revolution, 1945-1949, when US policy initially tilted toward the Netherlands and then shifted against it; and* The first year of Indonesia's internationally recognized independence, 1950, when the legacy of colonialism created internal security problems there and when the United States began pressing the Indonesian government to take a more forthright anticommunist stand in the cold war.Primarily a diplomatic history, the book also explores US intelligence activities in Indonesia, including:* Operations in Sumatra by the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) during World War II;* Espionage by OSS and its immediate successor agency, the Strategic Services Unit, at the beginning of the Indonesian revolution; and* A covert program to arm and train the Mobile Brigade of Indonesia's national police force--one of CIA's earliest paramilitary projects in Southeast Asia.A third interest of the book is news reporting about Indonesia in the 1940s and the official use and misuse of public information. One journalism topic discussed in depth is a Dutch-sponsored visit to the archipelago by fifteen American journalists in June and July of 1949.Like Rust's earlier histories of the United States in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, The Mask of Neutrality is an "origin story"--one that not only contextualizes the troubled US relations with Indonesia in the 1950s and 1960s but also illuminates America's disastrous experience in Indochina in the middle of the twentieth century.Included in the book are twenty-five photographs and two maps.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Mask of Neutrality: The United States And Decolonization In Indonesia 1942–1950. To get started finding The Mask of Neutrality: The United States And Decolonization In Indonesia 1942–1950, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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