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Autore |
Ray Ayesha |
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The soldier and the state in India : nuclear weapons, counterinsurgency, and the transformation of Indian civil-military relations / / Ayesha Ray |
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Los Angeles, [California] : , : Sage, , 2013 |
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©2013 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (186 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Civil-military relations - India - History |
National security - India - Decision making |
Nuclear weapons - Government policy - United States - History |
Nuclear weapons - Government policy - India - History |
Civil-military relations - United States - History |
India Military policy |
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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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Cover ; Contents; List of Abbreviations ; Preface ; Acknowledgments ; 1 - Introduction ; 2 - The Evolution of India's Higher Defense Organization ; 3 - Nuclear Weapons Development in a Strategic Vacuum ; 4 - The Effects of Pakistan's Nuclear Weapons on Civil-Military Relations in India ; 5 - The Indian Military's Role in Unconventional Operations ; 6 - Conclusion ; Bibliography ; Index ; About the Author |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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<b>The Soldier and the State in India</b> is one of the first attempts at offering a theoretical perspective for examining some of the most critical issues that have emerged in Indian civil-military relations. It specifically examines issues pertaining to military expertise and military professionalism that emerged whenever there was a contestation in civil-military functions, thereby allowing the military greater influence in policy-making. The book uses Samuel Huntington's ideas on military professionalism and Peter Feaver's discussion of military expertise in the American context as the |
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