1971: A Global History of the Creation of Bangladesh

369 Pages·2013·1.8 MB·English

by  Srinath Raghavan

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A GLOBAL HISTORY OF THE
CREATION OF BANGLADESH
Srinath Raghavan
Harvard University Press
Cambridge, Massachusetts
London, En gland
2013
Copyright © 2013 by Srinath Raghavan
All rights reserved
Printed in the United States of America
Library of Congress Cataloging- in- Publication Data
Raghavan, Srinath.
1971 : a global history of the creation of Bangladesh / Srinath Raghavan.
pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978- 0- 674- 72864- 6 (alk. paper)
1. Bangladesh— History—Revolution, 1971. 2. India- Pakistan Confl ict, 1971.
3. South Asia—P olitics and government. I. Title. II. Title: Global history
of the creation of Bangladesh.
DS395.5.R199 2013
954.9205'1—dc23 2013012267
To my parents

CONTENTS
Prologue: The Chronicle of a Birth Foretold? 1
1. The Turning Point 14
2. Breakdown 34
3. The Neighbor 54
4. The Grand Strategists 80
5. The Reluctant Rus sians 108
6. Poster Child and Pariah 131
7. Power and Principle 155
8. The Chinese Puzzle 184
9. Escalation 205
10. Strange Victory 235
Epilogue: The Garden of Forking Paths 264
Notes 275
Bibliography 331
Ac know ledg ments 347
Index 351

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