Rebellion in Brunei The 1962 Revolt, Imperialism, Confrontation and Oil

by Majid, Abdul Harun

• ISBN13: 9781845114237
• ISBN10: 184511423X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-08-15
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris

Summary

Brunei has long been associated with massive oil resources and the stability that its wealth can guarantee. But little is known of the revolt of 1962 which might have changed the fortunes of the sultanate and the fate of South East Asia. This is the first comprehensive history of the Brunei Rebellion, the trigger for the Indonesia-Malaysia confrontation of the 60s and of critical importance in understanding the history of the region. The revolt of 1962 was a small armed uprising in support of a Borneo Federation consisting of Brunei, Sarawak and North Borneo. It opposed the Malaysian Federation, seen as a buttress of British and Western imperial interest. In a period of great tension between the West and the Communist world, China viewed the rebellion as a national liberation war and it was quickly suppressed by the British Emergency Force. But although the rebellion itself was short-lived, the consequences for the region's international relations within Asia and with the West - especially given Brunei's emergence as a significant oil-producer - were far-reaching.

Author Biography

Harun Abdul Majid carried out his research into the Brunei Rebellion at the Department of War Studies at King's College, London.
 

Table of Contents

Dedication	p. vii
Glossary	p. ix
Map of Brunei Darussalam	p. xi
Brunei: The Dawn of Modern Times	p. 1
This is Brunei	p. 1
Brunei: The Small State Factor	p. 7
Brunei in the Second World War and After	p. 12
Brunei after 1945	p. 21
Britain, Southeast Asia and Brunei after 1945	p. 27
Malaysia and the Background to the Rehellion, 1960-62	p. 37
The International Context	p. 38
The Creation of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces: The Early Days	p. 40
Membership of Malaysia: The Background	p. 46
Membership of Malaysia: Debate and Process	p. 54
Elections and the Run-down to the Rebellion	p. 67
The Brunei Rebellion Part One: The Popular Uprising	p. 74
The Outbreak of the Rebellion	p. 75
Map of Brunei Town in 1962	p. 90
The People of Brunei and the Rebellion	p. 98
The Brunei Rebellion Part Two: The British Counter-offensive	p. 103
The British Response	p. 105
The Broader Picture	p. 127
Map of Brunei and its Neighbours in the South China Sea	p. 134
Confrontation 1963-66	p. 135
What was Confrontation?	p. 136
The Motives for Confrontation	p. 137
Confrontation 1963-66: What Happened?	p. 146
Confrontation and Brunei	p. 163
Conclusions and Consequences	p. 168
Proclamation of Independence 8 December 1962	p. 177
Notes	p. 182
Index	p. 195
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