"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.

The American agricultural assistance programme in Asia was the costliest & most sustained effort for development ever undertaken, impelled by the notion that food was a key resource in the defeat of communism. Nick Cullather explores how the influence of this programme continues to be felt across modern Asia.