Cold War on the Periphery The United States, India, and Pakistan

Name: Cold War on the Periphery The United States, India, and Pakistan
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ISBN: 9780231082273

ISBN-10: 0231082274

ISBN-13: 9780231082273

Edition: 1994

Authors: Robert J. McMahon

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Focusing on the two tumultuous decades framed by Indian independence in 1947 and the Indo-Pakistani war of 1965, The Cold War on the Periphery explores the evolution of American policy toward the subcontinent. McMahon analyzes the motivations behind America's pursuit of Pakistan and India as strategic Cold War prizes. He also examines the profound consequences -- for U.S. regional and global foreign policy and for South Asian stability -- of America's complex political, military, and economic commitments on the subcontinent. McMahon argues that the Pakistani-American alliance, consummated in 1954, was a monumental strategic blunder. Secured primarily to bolster the defense perimeter in the…

Book details

List price: $37.00
Copyright year: 1994
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication date: 6/13/1996
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 431
Size: 0.61" wide x 0.90" long x 0.11" tall
Weight: 1.342



Preface


Introduction



Defining a Regional Policy, 1947-1950



Establishing Bilateral Relations, 1947-1950



Losing Grounds with India, 1950-1953



Tilting Toward Pakistan, 1950-1953



Forging an Alliance, 1953-1954



Paying the Costs, 1954-1957



Balancing the Scales, 1957-1961



Tilting Toward India, 1961-1963



Reaping the Whirlwind, 1963-1965


Conclusion


Notes


Bibliography


Index