Monsoon : the Indian Ocean and the future of American power / Robert D. Kaplan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kaplan, Robert D., 1952-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--Foreign relations--Indian Ocean Region.

United States.

Indian Ocean Region--Foreign relations--United States.

Indian Ocean Region.

Indian Ocean Region--Strategic aspects.

National security--United States.

National security.

National security--Indian Ocean Region.

Genre:

Authors' autographs.

Physical Description:

xvi, 366 pages : maps ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Random House, <U+fffd>2010.

Summary:

In "Monsoon," a pivotal examination of the Indian Ocean region and the countries known as "Monsoon Asia," bestselling author Robert D. Kaplan deftly shows how crucial this dynamic area has become to American power in the twenty-first century. Kaplan also offers riveting insights into the economic and naval strategies of China and India and how they will affect U.S. interests, while also providing an on-the-ground perspective on the more volatile countries in the region.

Contents:

China expands vertically, India horizontally

Oman is everywhere

Curzon's frontiers

"Lands of India"

Baluchistan and Sindh

The troubled rise of Gujarat

The view from Delhi

Bangladesh : the existential challenge

Kolkata : the next global city

Of strategy and beauty

Sri Lanka : the new geopolitics

Burma : where India and China collide

Indonesia's tropical Islam

The heart of maritime Asia

China's two-ocean strategy

Unity and anarchy

Zanzibar : the last frontier.

Preface : The Rimland of Eurasia

China expands vertically, India horizontally

China's two-ocean strategy?

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Gift of Dr. Lapayowker.

Athenaeum copy: Library's copy signed by the author.

ISBN:

9781400067466

1400067464

9780812979206

0812979206

OCLC:

477270897