An Eye for the Dragon - Southeast Asia Observed 1954-1970
Author - Dennis Bloodworth
Published by - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Year published - 1970
Genre - Southeast Asia
Book format - Hard cover
Summary
This book examines the failure of democracy in Southeast Asia, the area’s flirtation with Communism, and its search for a third form of society. the book considers the peripheral influences at work - China, Russia, Japan, and the United States - but it is mainly concerned with the comedies and tragedies of the subcontinent itself, from the megalomania of Sukarno to the morass of Vietnam. The authors experience as a resident journalist give the reader his insights to the events as they happened.
Notes- No dust jacket.
Author - Dennis Bloodworth
Published by - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Year published - 1970
Genre - Southeast Asia
Book format - Hard cover
Summary
This book examines the failure of democracy in Southeast Asia, the area’s flirtation with Communism, and its search for a third form of society. the book considers the peripheral influences at work - China, Russia, Japan, and the United States - but it is mainly concerned with the comedies and tragedies of the subcontinent itself, from the megalomania of Sukarno to the morass of Vietnam. The authors experience as a resident journalist give the reader his insights to the events as they happened.
Notes- No dust jacket.
Author - Dennis Bloodworth
Published by - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Year published - 1970
Genre - Southeast Asia
Book format - Hard cover
Summary
This book examines the failure of democracy in Southeast Asia, the area’s flirtation with Communism, and its search for a third form of society. the book considers the peripheral influences at work - China, Russia, Japan, and the United States - but it is mainly concerned with the comedies and tragedies of the subcontinent itself, from the megalomania of Sukarno to the morass of Vietnam. The authors experience as a resident journalist give the reader his insights to the events as they happened.
Notes- No dust jacket.
