The defence of Malaysia and Singapore : the transformation of a security system, 1957-1971
First published in 1983, Kin Wah Chin provides a study of the defence of the Malaysian-Singapore region from the perspective of evolving intra-alliance relations within a unique defence system.
Thesis, Dissertation, English, 1983
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1983
Academic Dissertation
xii, 219 pages ; 22 cm
9780521243254, 0521243254
1027261235
Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Note on currency units; 1. Introduction; 2. Pre-treaty defence relations; 3. Decolonisation and the institution of the defence agreement; 4. The extension of AMDA; 5. The external testing of AMDA; 6. Towards a closing of ranks; 7. The fractured axis; 8. Britain weighs anchor; 9. From AMDA to the five-power defence system; 10. Conclusions.