
India and the Cold War
Manu Bhagavan(Editor)
The University of North Carolina Press
Published on 1. August 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
280 pages
978-1-4696-8404-8 (ISBN)
Description
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 its policy makers. Together, the essays demonstrate how India became a powerful symbol of decolonization and an advocate of non-alignment, disarmament, and global governance as it stood between the United States and the Soviet Union, actively fostering dialogue and attempting to forge friendships without entering into formal alliances. Sweeping in its scope yet nuanced in its analysis, this is the authoritative account of India and the Cold War.
Contributors: Priya Chacko, Anton Harder, Syed Akbar Hyder, Raminder Kaur, Rohan Mukherjee, Swapna Kona Nayudu, Pallavi Raghavan, Srinath Raghavan, Rahul Sagar, and Waheguru Pal Singh Sidhu.
Contributors: Priya Chacko, Anton Harder, Syed Akbar Hyder, Raminder Kaur, Rohan Mukherjee, Swapna Kona Nayudu, Pallavi Raghavan, Srinath Raghavan, Rahul Sagar, and Waheguru Pal Singh Sidhu.
Reviews / Votes
"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." - CHOICEMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Chapel Hill
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
11 halftones
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
481 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4696-8404-8 (9781469684048)
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Manu Bhagavan is professor of history and human rights at Hunter College and the Graduate Center-The City University of New York.