Nuclear Politics - Towards a Safer World Author : Satyabrata Rai Chowdhuri ISBN : 1932705023 Price : Rs.900 Booktype : Hardcover Pages : 640 Size : 5½" X 8½" Category : Released 2004
About the Book The primary subject of the book is “nuclear politics” – a study of both the destructive potential of the ‘ultimate weapons’ and of ways dealing with the problems this weapon might pose to international peace and security. The subject rests on the author’s attempt to help both generalists and specialists understand the basic issues of nuclear-weapon states’ policies which affect all our lives, and as such merit attention by all people of the world. Since the book covers the period from 1945 to 2003, the subject of the book rests on a detailed description of events and analysis thereof, setting forth at the same time the problems arising out of “nuclear politics”. This is a study of the indispensable role played by political acts and actors before any negotiating process can begin to not only put an end to proliferation but also the abolition of nuclear weapons.
Contents : Acknowledgement • Foreword • Prologue • Nuclear Politics • Megatonomania • Nuclear Regimes • IAEA Safeguards: New Challenges • Post-Soviet Nuclear Politics • Epilogue • Appendices • Glossary • Abbreviations • Bibliography
About the Author Now an Emeritus Fellow of the University Grants Commission, New Delhi, Dr Satyabrata Rai Chowdhuri, MA, PhD, D Litt., is an outstanding scholar in International Relations, particularly the strategic aspect of the subject. He has taught and lectured on this subject in several universities in India and abroad. A prolific writer, he has published about 70 research papers in professional journals in the USA and the UK. He has also published more than 10,000 articles on international politics in reputed newspapers in India and outside. He has just completed a volume on “India and Disarmament: The Nehru Era”.