Hurst & Co.
Understanding Kashmir and Kashmiris
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9781849043427
ISBN13:
9781849043427
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$40.07
Understanding Kashmir and Kashmiris
$40.07
In 1846, the British created the state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) - popularly called "Kashmir" - and then quickly sold this prized region to the wily and powerful Raja, Gulab Singh. Intriguingly, had they retained it, the India-Pakistan dispute over possession of the state may never have arisen, but Britain's concerns lay elsewhere -- expansionist Russia, beguiling Tibet and unstable China "circling" J&K -- and their agents played the 'Great Game' in Afghanistan and 'Turkistan'. Snedden contextualizes the geo-strategic and historical circumstances surrounding the British decision to relinquish prestigious 'Kashmir', and explains how they and four Dogra maharajas consolidated and controlled J&K subsequently. He details what comprised this diverse princely state with distant borders and disunified peoples and explains the Maharaja of J&K's controversial accession to India on 26 October 1947 - and its unintended consequences. Snedden weaves a compelling narrative that frames the Kashmir dispute, explains why it continues, and assesses what it means politically and administratively for the divided peoples of J&K and their undecided futures.
| Author: Christopher Snedden |
| Publisher: Hurst & Co. |
| Publication Date: Sep 15, 2015 |
| Number of Pages: 288 pages |
| Binding: Paperback or Softback |
| ISBN-10: 1849043426 |
| ISBN-13: 9781849043427 |
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