{"product_id":"chasing-archipelagic-dreams-the-expansion-of-foreign-influence-in-sabah-amid-the-end-of-empire-1945-1965-hardback-9781501777738","title":"Chasing Archipelagic Dreams; The Expansion of Foreign Influence in Sabah Amid the End of Empire, 1945–1965 (Hardback) 9781501777738","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eChasing Archipelagic Dreams\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Expansion of Foreign Influence in Sabah Amid the End of Empire, 1945–1965\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDavid R. Saunders (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781501777738\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 December 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e282 pages, 12 b\u0026amp;w halftones, 3 maps - 3 Maps - 12 Halftones, black and white\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm, 0.907 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChasing Archipelagic Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, David R. Saunders demonstrates that the withdrawal of the British imperial state from Sabah did not result in the decolonization of the territory.\u003c\/b\u003e From the late 1940s to the 1960s, international anti-colonialism interacted with regional competition over Sabah to result in a paradoxical increase of British power and influence on the ground. Meanwhile, ethnic, social, and political heterogeneity in Sabah contributed to fragmentation and disunity, undermining the development of a local anti-colonial movement. Instead, a class of influential local elites seized power as competing attempts by the Philippines, Indonesia, and Malaya to incorporate the territory into their respective archipelagic spheres grew in strength. Due to these local and international rivalries, Saunders argues, Sabah's eventual merger with the Federation of Malaysia in 1963 prompted an extension of colonial-style rule, resource extraction, the suppression of local autonomy, and the imposition of an externally-configured national identity. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eChasing Archipelagic Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e underscores the significance of regional rivalries in the South China Sea and highlights the fate of subaltern communities bisected by (post)colonial borders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrologue: Down the Kinabatang\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: The Emergence of a Plan\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart One: Resurgent Empire, Fragmented Identities\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e1. From Company State to Crown Colony\u003cbr\u003e 2. The (Re-)Emergence of Anticolonial Voices\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart Two: Vying Archipelagos\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e3. The Rise of the Kalimantan Utara Movement\u003cbr\u003e 4. Maphilindo, the Confederation That Never Was\u003cbr\u003e 5. Creating Malaysia, \"A Shotgun Colonial Wedding\"\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: Afterlives\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Southeast Asia Program Publications","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52608271810840,"sku":"9781501777738","price":86.76,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/chasing-archipelagic-dreams-the-expansion-of-foreign-influence-in-sabah-amid-the-end-of-empire-1945-1965-hardback-9781501777738","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}