{"product_id":"from-jinnah-to-jihad-pakistans-kashmir-quest-and-the-limits-of-realism","title":"From Jinnah To Jihad: PakistanS Kashmir Quest And The Limits Of Realism","description":"\u003cp\u003eFormer American President Bill Clinton Referred To Kashmir As The Most Dangerous Place On Earth. In 1999 Nuclear-Armed Powers India And Pakistan Fought A War Over Kashmir, And Again In 2002 They Came Close To Another. The Kashmir Dispute Represents One Of The WorldS Oldest And Most Intractable Conflicts, Having Befuddled Policymakers Since The Partition Of The Subcontinent In 1947. Author Arvin Bahl Attempts To Analyze This Conflict In The Context Of International Relations Theory, Drawing On A Variety Of Sources, Including Interviews With Leading Figures Of The Indian And Pakistani Establishments. Bahl Argues That The Question Of The Kashmir Dispute Is Really The Question Of Why The Liberation Of The Kashmir Valley From Indian Rule Has Been A Foremost Pakistani National Interest Since The Partition. Realism, The Dominant Theory Of International Relations, Argues That Regardless Of Era, Region, Ideology Or Domestic Politics, States Will Behave In The Same Ways When Faced With Similar Situations In The International System, Namely They Will Try To Maximize The StateS Interests. Yet, PakistanS Quest For Control Of The Kashmir Valley Represents A Case In Which A CountryS Foreign Policy Cannot Be Explained By Realism, And RealismS Main Assumption Of The State As A Rational Actor Appears To Be Violated.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45873224384710,"sku":"DADAX8126907215","price":8.73,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/9389\/1014\/files\/71eVY20nPuL.jpg?v=1779539898","url":"https:\/\/ergodemedia.com\/products\/from-jinnah-to-jihad-pakistans-kashmir-quest-and-the-limits-of-realism","provider":"Ergodemedia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}