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UNINA9910345115703321 |
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Autore |
Johnson Robert <1967-> |
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Titolo |
A region in turmoil : South Asian conflicts since 1947 / / Rob Johnson |
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London, : Reaktion Books, 2005 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-26374-9 |
9786612263743 |
1-86189-420-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (270 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Insurgency - South Asia - History - 20th century |
Insurgency - South Asia - History - 21st century |
Postcolonialism - South Asia - History - 20th century |
Postcolonialism - South Asia - History - 21st century |
South Asia History 20th century |
South Asia History 21st century |
South Asia Politics and government 20th century |
South Asia Politics and government 21st century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Preface; 1 The Significance of Conflicts in South Asia; 2 Conflicts in India; 3 Conflicts in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Myanmar; 4 Global Influences on South Asian Conflicts; 5 The Kashmir Dispute, 1947-2004; 6 The India-China Conflict of 1962; 7 The India-Pakistan Wars of 1965 and 1971, and the Bangladesh War of Independence; 8 Afghanistan: The Soviet Occupation, 1979-89; 9 Afghanistan: The Civil War, 1989-2001; 10 Insurgency, Terror and Peace-Making; 11 Conclusion: Points of Conflict in South Asia; References; Selected Further Reading; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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South Asia has been the setting for some of the century's most violent invasions, the Western world's bloodiest defeats, and a volatile geopolitical brew of religions, ethnicities, and nationalism that sends unsettling ripples through the global balance of power even today. Rob Johnson writes here the engrossing history of the individual conflicts |
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