{"product_id":"the-defence-of-malaysia-and-singapore-the-transformation-of-a-security-system-1957-1971-paperback-9780521124409","title":"The Defence of Malaysia and Singapore; The Transformation of a Security System 1957–1971 (Paperback) 9780521124409","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Defence of Malaysia and Singapore\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Transformation of a Security System 1957–1971\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA 1983 examination of the defence agreement for the Malaysia-Singapore region.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eKin Wah Chin (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521124409, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 3 December 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e232 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.51 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\"\u003eThis book was first published in 1983: for fourteen years since Malaya's independence in 1957, the external defence of the Malayan (later Malaysian) - Singapore region was provided for within the legal framework of the Anglo-Malaysian Defence Agreement. The external powers involved were Britain, Australia and New Zealand. Kin Wah Chin provides a study of the defence of the region from the perspective of evolving intra-alliance relations within a unique defence system which embraced an anchor power, two associates and two recipients of alliance security.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e List of abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Note on currency units\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Pre-treaty defence relations\u003cbr\u003e 3. Decolonisation and the institution of the defence agreement\u003cbr\u003e 4. The extension of AMDA\u003cbr\u003e 5. The external testing of AMDA\u003cbr\u003e 6. Towards a closing of ranks\u003cbr\u003e 7. The fractured axis\u003cbr\u003e 8. Britain weighs anchor\u003cbr\u003e 9. From AMDA to the five-power defence system\u003cbr\u003e 10. Conclusions.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006554263832,"sku":"9780521124409","price":30.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521124409i_fc22e78d-3b73-400d-ba48-6c21e0b3ebb6.jpg?v=1691371814","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-defence-of-malaysia-and-singapore-the-transformation-of-a-security-system-1957-1971-paperback-9780521124409","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}