World War II, race, and the Southeast Asian origins of the Domino theory

Author

Wen-Qing (WEI Wenqing) NGOEI, Singapore Management UniversityFollow

Publication Type

Blog Post

Version

publishedVersion

Publication Date

4-2017

Abstract

This essay examines how the history of World War II in Southeast Asia, and US and British attitudes toward the Asian races, underpinned the emergence of the domino theory.

Discipline

Asian Studies | International and Area Studies

Research Areas

Humanities

Publisher

Cornell University Press

Citation

NGOEI, Wen-Qing (WEI Wenqing), "World War II, race, and the Southeast Asian origins of the Domino theory" (2017). Research Collection School of Social Sciences. Paper 3210.
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3210

Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3210

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