The Roots of Rhetoric: Politics of Nuclear Weapons in India and Pakistan (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780275968779)

In an unanticipated flurry of atomic weapons testing--a total of 10 tests over 20 days in 1998--India and Pakistan announced to the world their emergence as full-fledged nuclear powers. How, Nizamani asks, did nuclear escalation come to dominate the agendas of both nations? In a comparative analysis, Nizamani reveals the political underpinnings of nuclear weapons development, arguing that Indian and Pakistani nuclearization is linked to processes of national formation.

Working within the Critical Security Studies framework, Nizamani traces the development of nuclear discourses in India and Pakistan from early nationhood to the present. Nizamani defers conclusive identification of real or objective national threats, and instead examines the historical specificities and internal tensions of the dominant Indian and Pakistani security discourses. Additionally, Nizamani provides an overview of anti-nuclear dissent in South Asia.

Author: Haider K. Nizamani
ISBN-10: 0275968774
ISBN-13: 9780275968779
Publisher: Praeger
Language: English
Published: 09/30/2000
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.03lbs
Size: 9.58h x 6.42w x 0.77d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2001 pg. 208