000			01219nam a2200205 4500
001			12926864
010			_a 2002030926
020			_a0765610892 (alk. paper)
082	0	0	_a954.605 _bWIR/K
100	1		_aWirsing, Robert.
245	1	0	_aKashmir in the shadow of war : regional rivalries in a nuclear age
260			_aArmonk, N.Y _bM.E. Sharpe _c2003
300			_ax, 285 p. _bmaps
520			_aThis timely study examines the Indian-Pakistani conflict over Kashmir as this long standing confrontation between regional rivals became inflamed. It focuses on the period from the effective nuclearization of the dispute in 1998 through to the introduction of U.S. troops into the region in connection with the war in Afghanistan. Four chapters take on key problems illustrated by this case: regional rivalry, intervention, religious conflicts, conflict resolution. The author is an advocate of international intervention in regional conflicts and does not think that leaving the contesting parties to settle their dispute (a sort of benign neglect) is a responsible U.S. policy.
650		0	_aNuclear warfare.
650		0	_aNuclear weapons
650		0	_aIndia--Jammu and Kashmir
650		0	_aPakistan
942			_cBK
999			_c62390 _d62390