Losing hearts and minds : race, war, and empire in Singapore and Malaya, 1915-1960 / Kate Imy.

Author/creator Imy, Kate, 1987- author.
Format Book
PublicationStanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2024]
Descriptionxiii, 326 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Anti-imperialist movements--Southeast Asia. --History. --20th century.
Singapore--History. --1867-1942.
Singapore--History. --Japanese occupation, 1942-1945.
Singapore--History. --1945-1963.
Malaya--History. --British rule, 1867-1942.
Malaya--History. --Japanese occupation, 1942-1945.
Malaya--History. --Malayan Emergency, 1948-1960.
Great Britain--Colonies. --Asia. --Race relations. --History. --20th century.

Portion of title Race, war, and empire in Singapore and Malaya, 1915-1960
SeriesStanford British histories
Stanford British histories. ^A1471181
Contents Race war in Singapore, 1914-1915 -- Making enemies between the wars -- The pride and the fall -- Labored intimacies -- Making and un-making "martial races" -- Forging the Commonwealth -- Pregnant in the jungle.
Abstract "Losing Hearts and Minds explores the loss of British power and prestige in colonial Singapore and Malaya from the First World War to the Malayan Emergency. During this period, British leaders relied on a growing number of Asian, European and Eurasian allies and servicepeople, including servants, police, soldiers, and medical professionals, to maintain their empire. At the same time, British institutions and leaders continued to use racial and gender violence to wage war. As a result, those colonial subjects closest to British power frequently experienced the limits of belonging and the broken promises of imperial inclusion, hastening the end of British rule in Southeast Asia. From the World Wars to the Cold War, European, Indigenous, Chinese, Malay, and Indian civilians resisted or collaborated with British and Commonwealth soldiers, rebellious Indian troops, invading Japanese combatants, and communists. Historian Kate Imy tells the story of how Singapore and Malaya became sites of some of the most impactful military and anti-colonial conflicts of the twentieth century, where British military leaders repeatedly tried - but largely failed - to win the "hearts and minds" of colonial subjects"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Imy, Kate, 1987- Losing hearts and minds. Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, 2024 9781503639867
Genre/formHistory.
LCCN 2023044745
ISBN9781503639850
ISBN9781503634626 hardcover
ISBN1503634620 hardcover
ISBN1503639851 paperback
ISBNelectronic book

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