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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827598803321

Autore

Behera Navnita Chadha

Titolo

Demystifying Kashmir / / Navnita Chadha Behera

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, District of Columbia : , : Brookings Institution Press, , [2006]

©2006

ISBN

1-280-76560-7

9786610765607

0-8157-0859-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (375 p.)

Disciplina

954/.604

Soggetti

Jammu and Kashmir (India) Politics and government

Jammu and Kashmir (India) History Autonomy and independence movements

Azad Kashmir (Pakistan) Politics and government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-339) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter One. Redefining the Parameters; Chapter Two. India's Political Gambit; Chapter Three. Pakistan: War-Gaming Kashmir; Chapter Four. Multiple Notions of Self-Determination: Jammu, Kashmir, and Ladakh; Chapter Five. Azadi to Jihad: The Doomed Insurgency; Chapter Six. Azad Kashmir and the Northern Areas: The Forgotten Frontiers; Chapter Seven. The International Arena; Chapter Eight. The Peace Puzzle; Glossary; Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

"Traces Kashmir history from the prepartition India to the current-day situation. Provides an analysis of the philosophical underpinnings and the local, bilateral, and international dynamics of the key players involved in this conflict. Conclusion focuses on the parameters, players, politics, and prognosis of the ongoing peace process in Kashmir"--Provided by publisher.