Dtente in Asia [Paperback]

In this text, 12 authors discuss the extent to which detente between the superpowers has been reflected in Asia. The roles of the United States, the Soviet Union and China are considered, together with the situation prevailing in those countries which have been the object of superpower rivalry.The American role in Asia, D.Shambaugh; Soviet perspectives, G.Segal; Afghanistan - the superpower trap, G.Adam; the Soviet Union and south east Asia, G.Jukes; Cambodia in conflict, M.Leifer; Vietnam in a changing world (1986-90), R.Smith; China and the superpowers, R.Wich; Korea in the post-cold war era, J.Park; Indo-Pakistan strife, G.Rizvi; India in detente , R.Bradnock; India and China - problems and rivalries, H.Kapur. Appendix - Gorbachev in Vladivostok.