Limited War in South Asia - From Decolonization to Recent Times

Informationen zum Autor Scott Gates is Professor of Political Science at the University of Oslo, Norway and Director Centre for the Study of Civil War, Peace Research Institute Olso (PRIO), Norway. Kaushik Roy is Guru Nanak Chair Professor at the Department of History, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India and Global Fellow at Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), Norway. Zusammenfassung Based on sources not easily accessible to Western scholars, this volume argues that conventional warfare has been limited in South Asia from the very beginning, for reasons both cultural and realpolitik. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1. Origins of the Indian and Pakistan Armed Forces 2. The First India-Pakistan War 3. The China-India War 4. The Second India-Pakistan War 5. The Bangladesh War 6. The Kargil War 7. Planning for Future War Conclusion

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Scott Gates, Scott (Peace Research Institute Olso (Prio) Gates, Scott Roy Gates, Kaushik Roy
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 21.11.2017
• EAN: 9781409461999
• ISBN: 978-1-4094-6199-9
• Pagine: 226
• Serie: Military Strategy and Operational Art
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; HISTORY / Military / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Peace, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, Politics & government, Warfare & defence, Politics and government, Peace studies and conflict resolution, Warfare and defence, Peace studies & conflict resolution, Indian sub-continent, South Asia (Indian sub-continent)