Chapter 1 South Asia Chronology Chapter 2 Introduction: South Asia in World Politics Part 3 Part I: The Actors and Their Interests Chapter 4 India's Foreign Relations Chapter 5 Pakistan's Foreign Relations Chapter 6 Bangladesh's Foreign Relations Chapter 7 South Asia's Small States in World Politics Chapter 8 The Reconstitution and Reconstruction of Afghanistan Chapter 9 Great-Power Foreign Policies in South Asia Part 10 Part II: International Issue Areas Chapter 11 Kashmir and India-Pakistan Nuclear Issues Chapter 12 International Dimensions of Ethnic Conflict Chapter 13 Religion and Politics Chapter 14 Democratization and Development Chapter 15 Globalization and Economic Liberalization Chapter 16 The War on Terrorism: Implications for South Asia
Devin T. Hagerty is assistant professor of political science at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
This text addresses a vitally important lacuna in the literature on
the international relations of South Asia, a critical but
oft-neglected region. An excellent set of scholars offers cogent,
timely, and well-drafted chapters on every aspect of regional
relations.
*Sumit Ganguly, Indiana University*
This well-written introductory volume on South Asia, whose text is
buttressed with a useful historical chronology and notes, will
guide the interested reader to more extensive discussions of topics
covered....Highly recommended.
*CHOICE*
In recent years, [South Asia] has not received the scholarly
attention that it deserves. This first-rate [volume] goes far
toward filling the gap by focusing on the international relations
(and domestic developments, where relevant) of the South Asian
states.
*Foreign Affairs*
The initial chapters begin by surveying the foreign policies of
individual states and are followed by examinations of specific
issue areas, including nuclear developments, ethnic conflicts,
religion and politics, democratization, and the effects of
globalization and economic liberalization. The book also contains
an excellent chronology, running from 1858 and the start of direct
British rule to the complex developments of the 1990's.
South Asia's new relevance to the twin scourges of nuclear
proliferation and terrorism are comprehensively addressed in this
remarkable new text, but so are the region's positive features: the
expansion of democracy, the management of incredible ethnic
diversity, and the rapid economic growth of its most important
state, India. This volume will be of enormous value to students and
academics seeking an introduction to this hitherto ignored
region—senior policymakers would benefit as well from the wisdom to
be found in these pages.
*Stephen P. Cohen, The Brookings Institution*
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