By Radha Kumar
By Radha Kumar
$15.80
Genre
Print Length
416 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Rupa Publications Co.
Publication date
1 January 2018
ISBN
9789388292122
Weight
1.1 pound
‘A political scientist on Kashmir once said to me: “You cannot discuss Kashmir, or the Kashmir conflict, without starting with history.”’ In this way begins Radha Kumar’s political history of Kashmir, a book that attempts to give the reader a definitive yet accessible study of perhaps the most troubled part of India. Beginning with references to Kashmir as ‘a sacred geography’ in the Puranas, Kumar’s account moves forward in time through every major development in the region’s history. It grapples with the seemingly intractable issues that have turned the state into a battleground and tries to come up with solutions that are realistic and lasting.
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