| South Asia's Cold War: Nuclear Weapons and Conflict in Comparative Perspective Contributor(s): Basrur, Rajesh M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415570352 ISBN-13: 9780415570350 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $50.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Nuclear Warfare - Non-classifiable - Political Science | International Relations - Arms Control |
| Dewey: 355.021 |
| Physical Information: 0.39" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.59 lbs) 184 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book is a ground-breaking analysis of the India-Pakistan nuclear confrontation as a form of 'cold war' - that is, a hostile relationship between nuclear rivals. Drawing on nuclear rivalries between similar pairs (United States-Soviet Union, United States-China, Soviet Union-China, and United States-North Korea), the work examines the rise, process and potential end of the cold war between India and Pakistan. It identifies the three factors driving the India-Pakistan rivalry: ideational factors stemming from partition; oppositional roles created by the distribution of power in South Asia; and the particular kind of relationship created by nuclear weapons. The volume assesses why India and Pakistan continue in non-crisis times to think about power and military force in outmoded ways embedded in pre-nuclear times, and draws lessons applicable to them as well as to other contemporary nuclear powers and states that might be engaged in future cold wars. |