Introduction : recovering the regional dimensions of U.S. policy toward Southeast Asia
Darkest moment : the fall of Singapore and "Chinese penetration" in the domino logic of American Cold War policy
Patriot games : how British nation-building colonialism solved "Chinese penetration" and inspired the United States
Manifest fantasies : British-Malayan counterinsurgency and nation-building in American strategy for the world (and Vietnam)
The best hope : Malaysia in the "wide anti-communist arc" of Southeast Asia
The friendly kings : Southeast Asia's transition from Anglo-American predominance to U.S. hegemony
Coda : the reverse domino effect.