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Author Schaffer, Howard B.

Title The limits of influence : America's role in Kashmir / Howard B. Schaffer
Published Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press,, [2009]
©2009

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Description xii, 272 pages : maps ; 24 cm
Series ADST-DACOR diplomats and diplomacy series
ADST-DACOR diplomats and diplomacy series.
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
Notes "An ADST-DACOR diplomats and diplomacy book."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-257) and index
SUBJECT United States -- Foreign relations -- India http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007100122 -- Jammu and Kashmir. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79142931
Jammu and Kashmir (India) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79142931 -- Foreign relations http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00005791 -- United States. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n78095330
Jammu and Kashmir (India) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79142931 -- International status. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00006353
LC no. 2009009060
ISBN 9780815702900 hardcover alkaline paper
0815702906 hardcover alkaline paper