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There is a common belief that until recently Americans have preferred isolation to interest in remote areas such as Southeast Asia. This thesis can be tested by examining the history of American relations with a place on the opposite side of the globe from the United States.
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© 1961 Martinus Nijhoff, The Hague, Netherlands
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Gould, J.W. (1961). Introduction. In: Americans in Sumatra. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-8846-3_1
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