War and Secession: Pakistan, India, and the Creation of BangladeshUniv of California Press, 2023 M04 28 - 350 pages A decade after the 1971 wars in South Asia, the principal decisionmakers were still uncertain why wars so clearly unwanted had occurred. The authors reconstruct the complex decisionmaking process attending the break-up of Pakistan and the subsequent war between India and Pakistan. Much of their data derive from interviews conducted with principal players in each of the countries immediately involved-Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh-including Indira Gandhi and leaders of the Awami League in Bangladesh. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1990. A decade after the 1971 wars in South Asia, the principal decisionmakers were still uncertain why wars so clearly unwanted had occurred. The authors reconstruct the complex decisionmaking process attending the break-up of Pakistan and the subsequent war b |
Contents
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A Culture of Distrust | 56 |
+ | 62 |
28 | 69 |
38 | 76 |
54 | 82 |
Pakistan 25 MarchOctober 1971 | 154 |
India and the Prelude to War JuneOctober 1971 | 177 |
India | 206 |
Pakistan | 221 |
Soviet Chinese and American Policies in the 1971 Crisis | 237 |
Interpretations | 266 |
Notes | 281 |
Participants Interviewed | 319 |
Reaction and Redeployment | 102 |
Constitutional Consensus and Civil | 111 |
The Indian Response | 134 |
Index | 333 |
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War and Secession: Pakistan, India, and the Creation of Bangladesh Richard Sisson,Leo E. Rose Limited preview - 1990 |
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