War and Secession

War and Secession
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Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 355
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ISBN-10 : 9780520912038
ISBN-13 : 0520912039
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Book Synopsis War and Secession by : Richard Sisson

Download or read book War and Secession written by Richard Sisson and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-04-28 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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


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