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The West and the Birth of Bangladesh
- Foreign Policy in the Face of Mass Atrocity
Engelsk Paperback
The West and the Birth of Bangladesh
- Foreign Policy in the Face of Mass Atrocity
Engelsk Paperback

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In 1971, authorities in Islamabad perpetrated mass atrocities in East Pakistan in an attempt to thwart a struggle for autonomy by terrorizing the local population into submission. The West and the Birth of Bangladesh explores the decision-making processes and ethical debates in Washington, Ottawa, and London during the crucial first few months of the crisis. US president Richard Nixon and his national security advisor, Henry Kissinger, favoured appeasement of Islamabad. The Canadian government was unwilling to hazard bilateral ties with Pakistan. Under public pressure, only the UK showed somewhat greater willingness to coerce Islamabad into ending its oppressive actions. Richard Pilkington analyzes the interplay of US, Canadian, and British responses toward East Pakistan, and the available policy options. This insightful book reveals how, even as human rights movements began to emerge in the West, blinkered government actors there remained too preoccupied with protecting national interests to take firm action during the crisis.
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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
296
ISBN-13:
9780774861984
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
0774861983
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Udg. Dato:
15 apr 2022
Længde:
24mm
Bredde:
230mm
Højde:
153mm
Forlag:
University of British Columbia Press
Oplagsdato:
15 apr 2022
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