Isbn: 9780415570350 - south asia's cold war: nuclear weapons and conflict in comparative perspective (asian security studies) (5 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 1st edition. 171 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPSF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 113. . 2009. 1st Edition. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Zustand: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | 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.…