The Cold War in the Himalayas: Multinational Perspectives on the Sino-Indian Border Conflict, 1950-1970

Extensive in scope and drawing on newly available evidence from multinational archives, this book reconsiders Sino-Indian border issues during the middle Cold War using multiple established analytical frameworks. It demonstrates how key countries perceived and engaged with the border conflict by aid...

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Main Author: Chervin, Reed (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam Amsterdam University Press [2024]
Series:Cold War in Asia and Beyond
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Summary:Extensive in scope and drawing on newly available evidence from multinational archives, this book reconsiders Sino-Indian border issues during the middle Cold War using multiple established analytical frameworks. It demonstrates how key countries perceived and engaged with the border conflict by aiding the two main participants morally and materially. Before, during, and after the 1962 Sino-Indian border war, multinational political actors pursued their foreign policy goals (e.g., trade, security, and prestige) concerning the frontier, and often tried to destabilize spheres of influence and bolster alliances. Therefore, this contest signified a variation of the Anglo-Russian Great Game in Asia during the nineteenth century, and the theater of operations encompassed not only the border itself, but also the Himalayan kingdoms, Tibet, and Burma. A reevaluation of the border conflict between India and China is necessary given current, ongoing clashes at their still unresolved border as well as the fact that these two countries now possess enhanced technology and weapons
Item Description:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 26. Mrz 2024)
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (294 Seiten)
ISBN:9789048559367
DOI:10.1017/9789048559367

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