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The limits of influence [electronic resource] : America's role in Kashmir / Howard B. Schaffer.

By: Schaffer, Howard B.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Series: ADST-DACOR diplomats and diplomacy series. Publisher: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2009Description: xii, 272 p. : maps ; 24 cm.Subject(s): United States -- Foreign relations -- India -- Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu and Kashmir (India) -- Foreign relations -- United States | Jammu and Kashmir (India) -- International statusGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 327.73054/6 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
Impasse at the United Nations -- Impact of the alliance with Pakistan -- Eisenhower tries his hand -- Kennedy strikes out -- "A plague on both their houses" -- Off the radar screen--and back again -- "The most dangerous place in the world" -- Focus on crisis management -- A role for the United States -- Chronology of America's role in Kashmir.
Summary: "Draws on interviews, historical research, and decades of experience in South Asia to explain and evaluate three generations of U.S. activities and policies toward Kashmir. Brings the discussion up to the current day, concluding with recommendations on the role Washington might usefully play in resolving the long-simmering dispute"--Provided by publisher.

"An ADST-DACOR diplomats and diplomacy book."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-257) and index.

Impasse at the United Nations -- Impact of the alliance with Pakistan -- Eisenhower tries his hand -- Kennedy strikes out -- "A plague on both their houses" -- Off the radar screen--and back again -- "The most dangerous place in the world" -- Focus on crisis management -- A role for the United States -- Chronology of America's role in Kashmir.

"Draws on interviews, historical research, and decades of experience in South Asia to explain and evaluate three generations of U.S. activities and policies toward Kashmir. Brings the discussion up to the current day, concluding with recommendations on the role Washington might usefully play in resolving the long-simmering dispute"--Provided by publisher.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.