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Great Game East: India, China, and the Struggle for Asia’s Most Volatile Frontier
Bertil Lintner
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Description for Great Game East: India, China, and the Struggle for Asia’s Most Volatile Frontier
Hardback. Num Pages: 376 pages, 34 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FPC; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBLX; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 29. Weight in Grams: 688.
Since the 1950s, China and India have been locked in a monumental battle for geopolitical supremacy. Chinese interest in the ethnic insurgencies in northeastern India, the still unresolved issue of the McMahon Line, the border established by the British imperial government, and competition for strategic access to the Indian Ocean have given rise to tense gamesmanship, political intrigue, and rivalry between the two Asian giants. Former Far Eastern Economic Review correspondent Bertil Lintner has drawn from his extensive personal interviews with insurgency leaders and civilians in remote tribal areas in northeastern India, newly declassified intelligence reports, and his many years ... Read more
Since the 1950s, China and India have been locked in a monumental battle for geopolitical supremacy. Chinese interest in the ethnic insurgencies in northeastern India, the still unresolved issue of the McMahon Line, the border established by the British imperial government, and competition for strategic access to the Indian Ocean have given rise to tense gamesmanship, political intrigue, and rivalry between the two Asian giants. Former Far Eastern Economic Review correspondent Bertil Lintner has drawn from his extensive personal interviews with insurgency leaders and civilians in remote tribal areas in northeastern India, newly declassified intelligence reports, and his many years ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
688g
Number of Pages
376
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300195675
SKU
V9780300195675
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About Bertil Lintner
Bertil Lintner has written for numerous publications including Foreign Policy, Foreign Affairs, the Asia Times Online, the Wall Street Journal, the International Herald Tribune, and Politico. He lives in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Reviews for Great Game East: India, China, and the Struggle for Asia’s Most Volatile Frontier
“Lintner shines a bright light on one of the most obscure corners of Asia.”—Foreign Affairs
Foreign Affairs
“This book is as authoritative as it is intriguing.”—Literary Review
Literary Review
“This is a timely and important work that sheds light on the important geopolitical developments occurring in South Asia. . . . If indeed we are in ... Read more
Foreign Affairs
“This book is as authoritative as it is intriguing.”—Literary Review
Literary Review
“This is a timely and important work that sheds light on the important geopolitical developments occurring in South Asia. . . . If indeed we are in ... Read more