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020			_a9789971695866
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035			_a(OCoLC)794698885
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050		4	_aDS555.8 _b.T37 2011
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100	1		_aTarling, Nicholas.
245	1	0	_aBritain and the neutralisation of Laos _h[electronic resource] / _cNicholas Tarling.
260			_aSingapore : _bNUS Press, _cc2011. _e(Baltimore, Md. : _fProject Muse, _g2012) _e(Baltimore, Md. : _fProject MUSE, _g2015)
300			_a1 online resource (1 electronic text (xiii, 516 p.) :) _bdigital file.
336			_atext _btxt
337			_acomputer _bc
338			_aonline resource _bcr
500			_aIssued as part of UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 503-508) and index.
505	0		_aList of abbreviations -- Preface -- Introduction -- The return of the control commission -- The agreement on a conference -- The co-chairmen's message -- The opening of the Geneva Conference -- The Zurich Agreement -- The future role of the co-chairmen -- The princes' meeting in Geneva -- The involvement of the Thais -- The conclusion of the negotiations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
520			_aThe Geneva conference on Laos of 1961-1962, which Britain helped initiate and bring to a conclusion, throws light on Britain's policy in Southeast Asia during what in some sense may be seen as the last of the decades in which its influence was crucial. This book is the first to make full use of the British archives to explore the conference, but it also bears on the history of Laos, of Vietnam, and of Southeast Asia generally. The core of the Geneva settlement was the neutralisation of Laos, the United States to strengthen its commitment to Thailand and Vietnam. North Vietnam could accept this result only if it allowed continued use of the Ho Chi Minh trail, which sustained resistance in South Vietnam. Under these circumstances, the agreement on neutralisation, though elaborately negotiated, had little chance of success. In the longer term, however, the agreement played a part in developing the concept of a neutral Southeast Asia advanced by ASEAN. The book is important for scholars in the various fields it touches, including modern Southeast Asian history, the history of Laos, the Vietnam War, the Cold War, and international relations. It will be of expecial interest to those studying British policy at a time when Britain was seeking to reduce its commitments while continuing to avert the escalation of the Cold War.
588			_aDescription based on print version record.
611	2	0	_aInternational Conference on the Settlement of the Laotian Question _d(1961-1962 : _cGeneva, Switzerland)
650		0	_aCold War.
650		0	_aNeutrality _zLaos _xHistory _y20th century.
651		0	_aLaos _xPolitics and government _y20th century.
651		0	_aGreat Britain _xForeign relations _zSoutheast Asia.
651		0	_aLaos _xForeign relations.
655		0	_aElectronic books.
655		7	_aElectronic books. _2local
710	2		_aProject Muse.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9971695030 _z9789971695033
710	2		_aProject Muse.
830		0	_aUPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
830		0	_aUPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
856	4	0	_zFull text available: _uhttps://muse.jhu.edu/books/9789971695866/
942			_2Dewey Decimal Classification _ceBooks
945			_aProject MUSE - UPCC 2011 History
945			_aProject MUSE - UPCC 2011 Complete
999			_c41676 _d41676