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1971 : a global history of the creation of Bangladesh / Srinath Raghavan.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Raghavan, Srinath.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- India-Pakistan Conflict, 1971.
- Bangladesh--History--Revolution, 1971.
- Bangladesh.
- South Asia--Politics and government.
- South Asia.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (368 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Global history of the creation of Bangladesh
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London : Harvard University Press, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The war of 1971 that created Bangladesh was the most significant geopolitical event in the Indian subcontinent since partition in 1947. It tilted the balance of power between India and Pakistan steeply in favor of India. Srinath Raghavan contends that the crisis and its cast of characters can be understood only in a wider international context.
- Contents:
- Front matter
- Contents
- Prologue: The Chronicle of a Birth Foretold?
- 1. The Turning Point
- 2. Breakdown
- 3. The Neighbor
- 4. The Grand Strategists
- 5. The Reluctant Russians
- 6. Poster Child and Pariah
- 7. Power and Principle
- 8. The Chinese Puzzle
- 9. Escalation
- 10. Strange Victory
- Epilogue: The Garden of Forking Paths
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Acknowledgments
- Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780674731271
- 0674731271
- 9780674731295
- 0674731298
- OCLC:
- 884543860
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