Table of Contents

Creating ""Greater Malaysia"": Decolonization and the Politics of Merger; Preliminary pages with Introduction; 1. Decolonization and the ""Grand Design"": Aspects of British Policy in Post-War Southeast Asia; 2. Merger and Greater Malaysia: Political Attitudes towards Union between Singapore and the Federation; 3. Setting the Stage: Tunku's Ulster-type Merger and Singapore's White Paper Proposals; 4. The Citizenship Issue; 5. Financial Arrangements and the Common Market; 6. The Borneo Territories and Brunei; 7. Conclusion; Chronology of Key Events Leading to the Formation of Malaysia; Bibliography; Dramatis Personae; Index.