{"product_id":"the-west-and-the-birth-richard-pilkington-9780774861984","title":"The West and the Birth of Bangladesh: Foreign Policy in the Face of Mass Atrocity","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn insightful look at why the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom failed to intervene in the Bangladesh crisis.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In 1971, the western powers did nothing as Pakistani authorities perpetrated mass atrocities against the Bengali people in a failed attempt to thwart their independence. \u003ci\u003eThe West and the Birth of Bangladesh\u003c\/i\u003e explores the initial reactions and heated debates between officials in Washington, Ottawa, and London during the first months of the crisis. The United States favored appeasement and Canada did not want to endanger bilateral ties with Islamabad. Only the United Kingdom, eventually, under extreme public pressure, showed a greater willingness to coerce Islamabad into ending its actions. In this insightful book, Richard Pilkington reveals how shortsighted officials chose national interests over humanitarian justice in the face of harrowing atrocities. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Pilkington\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0774861983\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780774861984\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of British Columbia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/04\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.80d","brand":"Richard Pilkington","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43981762887935,"sku":"9780774861984","price":35.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_93d9edea-1f6d-457a-a6c8-be06a564f718.jpg?v=1683257400","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-west-and-the-birth-richard-pilkington-9780774861984","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}