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This analysis of US policy towards Indonesian nationalism concludes that Truman's support for independence was based on his Cold War priorities and not principled backing for self-determination. It reveals how Eisenhower's New Look led to a disastrous CIA-backed intervention in 1957-58 and propelled Indonesia towards the Soviet bloc. Exposing the extent of Australian influence on US policy, this account reveals how the personal prejudices of Eisenhower and John Foster Dulles undermined the notion of rational policymaking.
A revealing reassessment of the American government's position towards Indonesia's struggle for independence.
Introduction : the outskirts of the nation -- The golden bridge -- Buried guns -- Imagining independence -- Eager girls -- Sea of fire -- Letting loose the water buffaloes -- The memory artist -- Conclusion : the sense of an ending.
McMahon looks closely at one area where American diplomacy played an important role in the end of the European imperial order--Indonesia--placing America's later policy in Indochina, in historical context.