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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Shakila Yacob (University of Malaya, Malaysia)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.500kg ISBN: 9780415542456ISBN 10: 0415542456 Pages: 272 Publication Date: 15 May 2012 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1. Introduction: The US, Colonial Rule and the Malayan Economy. 2. US and Malaya Connections: 1870-1918. 3. Strengthening Ties, 1919-1957. 4. Mining: Yukon Gold to Pacific Tin. 5. Plantation: United States Rubber Company. 6. Taking the High Road: Ford Malaya. 7. Conclusion: Counting the Cost. 8. Epilogue: The Future Looks BrightReviewsThis book, by providing an excellent examination of US-Malayan economic ties from 1870 to 1957, represents a substantial contribution to the dearth of scholarship on the relationship. It is also valuable in that it focuses on economic relations, unlike earlier studies that have concentrated on the political and security aspects... The book gives a very good analytical account of the US-Malayan economic relationship in the period covered. - Pamela Sodhy, Georgetown University, The Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, Volume 41/3, October 2010 This book, by providing an excellent examination of US-Malayan economic ties from 1870 to 1957, represents a substantial contribution to the dearth of scholarship on the relationship. It is also valuable in that it focuses on economic relations, unlike earlier studies that have concentrated on the political and security aspects... The book gives a very good analytical account of the US-Malayan economic relationship in the period covered. - Pamela Sodhy, Georgetown University, The Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, Volume 41/3, October 2010 """This book, by providing an excellent examination of US-Malayan economic ties from 1870 to 1957, represents a substantial contribution to the dearth of scholarship on the relationship. It is also valuable in that it focuses on economic relations, unlike earlier studies that have concentrated on the political and security aspects... The book gives a very good analytical account of the US-Malayan economic relationship in the period covered.""- Pamela Sodhy, Georgetown University, The Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, Volume 41/3, October 2010" Author InformationShakila Yacob is Associate Professor in the Department of History, University of Malaya, and Deputy Director of the International Institute of Public Policy and Management. Her research interests are in the areas of international business and business history. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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