| Description |
1 online resource (331 pages) : illustrations, map. |
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text file PDF |
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polychrome |
| Series |
Asian Studies Series
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Asian studies series.
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| Summary |
One of the most contentious theatres of the global conflict between capitalism and communism was Southeast Asia. From the 1920s until the end of the Cold War, the region was racked by international and internal wars that claimed the lives of millions and fundamentally altered societies in the region for generations. Most of the 11 countries that comprise Southeast Asia were host to the development of sizable communist parties that actively (and sometimes violently) contested for political power. These parties were the object of fierce repression by European colonial powers, post-independence governments and the United States. Southeast Asia communist parties were also the object of a great deal of analysis both during and after these conflicts. This book brings together a host of expert scholars, many of whom are either Southeast Asia-based or from the countries under analysis, to present the most expansive and comprehensive study to date on ideological and practical experiments with Marxism-Leninism in Southeast Asia. The bulk of this edited volume presents the contents of these revolutionary ideologies on their own terms and their transformations in praxis by using primary source materials that are free of the preconceptions and distortions of counterinsurgent narratives. A unifying strength of this work is its focus on using primary sources in the original languages of the insurgents themselves. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Note |
Unless stated otherwise, the author retains copyright to their work while ANU Press retains exclusive worldwide rights for the distribution of the book. From 2018, the majority of ANU Press titles are published under a Creative Commons licence (CC BY-NC-ND; creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which broadens the ways in which works can be used and distributed. Please refer to the copyright page of each book for more information on a specific title's copyright licensing. |
| Local Note |
JSTOR Books at JSTOR Open Access |
| Subject |
Communism -- Southeast Asia.
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Communism. |
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Southeast Asia. |
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Cold War.
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Cold War (1945-1989) |
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Australian National University Press.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Experiments with Marxism-Leninism in Cold War Southeast Asia. Canberra, ACT, Australia : ANU Press, 2022 9781760465292 |
| ISBN |
9781760465308 (electronic book) |
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1760465305 (electronic book) |
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9781760465292 (print) |
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