Four crises and a peace process [electronic resource] : American engagement in South Asia / P.R. Chari, Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema, Stephen P. Cohen.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2007.Description: x, 252 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cmSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 327.1/70954 22
LOC classification:
  • JZ5584.S65 C53 2007eb
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Contents:
Fifteen years, four crises -- South Asia's crises -- The brasstacks crisis of 1986-87 -- The compound crisis of 1990 -- The Kargil conflict -- The 2001-02 border confrontation -- Peace and war in South Asia.
Summary: "Explains the underlying causes of four contained conflicts on the subcontinent, their consequences, the lessons learned, and the American role in each. Considers these as cases of attempted conflict resolution, as instances of limited war by nuclear-armed nations, and as examples of intervention and engagement by the U.S. and China"--Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-244) and index.

Fifteen years, four crises -- South Asia's crises -- The brasstacks crisis of 1986-87 -- The compound crisis of 1990 -- The Kargil conflict -- The 2001-02 border confrontation -- Peace and war in South Asia.

"Explains the underlying causes of four contained conflicts on the subcontinent, their consequences, the lessons learned, and the American role in each. Considers these as cases of attempted conflict resolution, as instances of limited war by nuclear-armed nations, and as examples of intervention and engagement by the U.S. and China"--Provided by publisher.

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