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Pakistan's Forgotten Genocide—A Review Essay

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Published: Fall 2014

Author
Sumit Ganguly

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In The Blood Telegram: Nixon, Kissinger, and a Forgotten Genocide, Gary Bass argues that both the Nixon administration and the global community purposely ignored Pakistan’s genocide of civilians in East Pakistan. Sumit Ganguly reviews the book and reflects on the significance of the 1971 genocide.

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Ganguly, Sumit. “Pakistan's Forgotten Genocide—A Review Essay.” Fall 2014

Civil Wars Conflict & Conflict Resolution History International Relations International Security & Defense Intrastate Conflict Military intervention North America Religious & Ethnic South Asia U.S. Foreign Policy

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Sumit Ganguly

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