India and the Cold War
$86.20
- Hardcover
280 pages
- Release Date
29 August 2019
Summary
This collection of essays inverts the way we see the Cold War by looking at the conflict from the perspective of the so-called developing world, rather than of the superpowers, through the birth and first decades of India’s life as a postcolonial nation. Contributors draw on a wide array of new material, from recently opened archival sources to literature and film, and meld approaches from diplomatic history to development studies to explain the choices India made and to frame decisions by it…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781469651163 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1469651165 |
| Series: | The New Cold War History |
| Author: | Manu Bhagavan |
| Publisher: | The University of North Carolina Press |
| Imprint: | The University of North Carolina Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 280 |
| Release Date: | 29 August 2019 |
| Weight: | 550g |
| Dimensions: | 236mm x 154mm x 22mm |
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Critics Review
“Bhagavan (CUNY) brings together a wide variety of approaches–from philosophy and domestic and international politics, to poetry and film–in an attempt to demonstrate that India was neither naive nor passive during the Cold War, but rather actively sought to shape its environment and future… . readers are reminded that India has always forged its own path in foreign policy and has never fallen under the sway of any foreign power, regardless of which party governs.”–CHOICE
“This collection delivers even more than the title suggests. It gathers together a new generation of scholars from around the globe to explore India’s place in the Cold War world, from poetry to summitry and from the optimism of the 1940s to the Emergency of the 1970s–and beyond. Full of insight and information, it is essential reading for anyone interested in Indian foreign relations.”–David Engerman, author of The Price of Aid: The Economic Cold War in India
About The Author
Manu Bhagavan
Manu Bhagavan is professor of history and human rights at Hunter College and the Graduate Center—The City University of New York.
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