Fierce enigmas : a history of the United States in South Asia

Fierce enigmas : a history of the United States in South Asia / Srinath Raghavan.

Author/creator	Raghavan, Srinath author.
Format	Book and Print
Edition	First edition.
Publication Info	New York : Basic Books, [2018]
Copyright Notice	©2018
Description	vii, 486 pages ; 25 cm
Subject(s)	Military assistance, American--South Asia. Humanitarian assistance, American--South Asia. Economic assistance, American--South Asia. United States--Foreign relations --South Asia. South Asia--Foreign relations --United States. United States--Foreign relations --History. South Asia--Foreign relations --History.

Contents	Fortune, fantasy, and faith -- Under American eyes -- Fighting for freedom -- Between East and West Asia -- Allies and aid -- New frontier in South Asia -- The dangerous decade -- Sowing in the wind -- In the unipolar world -- The new century.
Abstract	"South Asia looms large in American foreign policy. Over the past two decades, we have spent billions of dollars and thousands of human lives in the region, to seemingly little effect. As Srinath Raghavan reveals in Fierce Enigmas, this should not surprise us. For 230 years, America's engagement with India, Afghanistan, and Pakistan has been characterized by short-term thinking and unintended consequences. Beginning with American traders in India in the eighteenth century, the region has become a locus for American efforts-secular and religious-to remake the world in its image"-- Publisher's description.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 420-460) and index.
Genre/form	History.
ISBN	9780465030194 (hardcover)
ISBN	046503019X (hardcover)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	DS518.8 .R34 2018	✔ Available	Place Hold