TY - BOOK AU - Chari,P.R. AU - Cheema,Pervaiz Iqbal AU - Cohen,Stephen P. TI - Four crises and a peace process : : American engagement in South Asia / SN - 9780815713845 AV - JZ5584. S65. PY - 2007/// CY - Washington, D.C. : PB - Brookings Institution Press, KW - Conflict management KW - South Asia KW - Peace-building KW - National security KW - South Asia KW - Politics and government KW - United States KW - Relations KW - United States N1 - Contents: Foreword—Acknowledgments—1. Fifteen years, four crises—2. South Asia’s crises—3. The brasstacks crisis of 1986-87—4. The compound crisis of 1990—5. The Kargil conflict—6. The 2001-02 border confrontation—7. Peace and war in South Asia—Appendix—Notes—Index N2 - Summary:"Explains the underlying causes of four contained conflicts on the subcontinent, their consequences, the lessons learned, and the American role in each. Considers these as cases of attempted conflict resolution, as instances of limited war by nuclear-armed nations, and as examples of intervention and engagement by the U.S. and China"—Provided by publisher. ER -