Nicholas Tarling Libri

Focusing on over 28 choral works, Nicholas Tarling provides insightful essays that explore both renowned masterpieces like Handel's Messiah and lesser-known gems such as Coleridge-Taylor's Hiawatha. His assessments not only highlight the musical compositions but also delve into the historical contexts surrounding their creation and performance. Tarling's unique perspectives transform each piece into a reflection of the composer's thoughts and environment, offering readers a deeper understanding of the choral repertoire.

The book, first published in 2004, explores significant themes relevant to its field, providing insights and analysis that contribute to the existing body of knowledge. It is published by Routledge, an imprint known for its academic rigor and quality, and is part of the Taylor & Francis group. The work aims to engage readers with its scholarly approach, offering a valuable resource for students and professionals alike.

Focusing on British policy in Southeast Asia during the early years of World War II, the book explores how Britain balanced its military efforts against Germany while managing diplomatic relations to counter the Japanese threat. It examines Britain's interactions with key nations, including America, Dutch India, the Philippines, French Indo-China, and Thailand. Nicholas Tarling's thorough analysis of British archives and foreign policy documents offers a significant reinterpretation of the origins of the Pacific war.

The emergence of modern Southeast Asian nation-states is explored through a detailed historical overview in three sections. The study addresses significant challenges in comprehending the region and evaluates contemporary approaches to writing its history. Nicholas Tarling draws on extensive scholarship to provide insights into the complexities of Southeast Asia's political and cultural development.

Focusing on the globalization of opera over the past two centuries, this work analyzes key operas by composers such as Handel, Verdi, and Puccini. It challenges Edward Said's notion of Western art as a tool for dehumanizing the East, positing instead that opera serves as a humanizing force. Through its exploration of shared human experiences and passions expressed in song, the book redefines the relationship between Western opera and Eastern cultures, highlighting the genre's potential for fostering understanding rather than domination.

Focusing on the geopolitical dynamics of Southeast Asia, the book explores how the region has achieved significant interstate peace and cooperation through the framework of the nation-state. It highlights ASEAN's role in fostering this stability while emphasizing the influence of external great powers on the region's autonomy and security. The interplay between regional cooperation and global power relations is a central theme, illustrating the complexities of Southeast Asia's diplomatic landscape.

Focusing on Britain's diplomatic strategies during the Korean War, the book explores how this conflict shaped its relations with Southeast Asia in the 1950s. Nicholas Tarling contextualizes British policy within a global framework, examining the interactions and policies of Southeast Asian nations, the United States, India, and Australia. The analysis highlights the complexities of international diplomacy during a pivotal time in history.

The book offers an in-depth exploration of British policy in Southeast Asia during the post-war era, highlighting the perception of the region as a collection of cooperative new states. Through thorough archival research, it examines the evolution of British strategies from the immediate post-war period to the onset of the Korean War. It draws parallels between Britain's responses to Japanese and communist threats while illustrating efforts to influence U.S. involvement, particularly through collaboration with Commonwealth nations like India. This work significantly contributes to the understanding of Southeast Asia's diplomatic and political history.

"In Timor's chequered history, many other nation states have been involved. The prime purpose of this book is to examine the role of the British in Timor's past"--P. [4] of cover.

In this in-depth analysis of Britain's involvement in the Vietnam War, Nicholas Tarling draws on many overlooked papers in the British archives in order to describe the making of Britain's policy toward the war and its careful negotiations of its connection to America. The result is a revealing... číst celé