Britain and the West New Guinea Dispute, 1949-1962

by Nicholas Tarling, W. David McIntyre (Foreword)

This book considers British policy during the dispute over "West Papua" between Indonesia and the Netherlands following the collapse of the Suharto regime

555 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 2008

About the author

Nicholas Tarling was Professor of History at the University of Auckland from 1968 until 1997 and a Fellow of its New Zealand Asia Institute. He was the editor of The Cambridge History of Southeast Asia and wrote nearly 50 books and a large number of articles on the region.