Victoria Schofield

Kashmir in Conflict (eBook, ePUB)

India, Pakistan and the Unending War

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

How has the valley of Kashmir, famed for its beauty and tranquility, become the focus of a dispute with the potential for nuclear conflict? How does the Kashmir separatist movement challenge the integrity of the Indian state and threaten the stability of a region of tremendous strategic importance? As Pakistan and India square up for what may become a major regional conflict, Victoria Schofield's timely book examines the Kashmir question, from the period when the valley was an independent kingdom to its current status as a battleground for two of the world's newest nuclear powers: India and Pakistan. Schofield now traces the origins of the conflict in the 19th century and explains the serious issues that divide India and Pakistan and assesses the military positions of both states as their troops mass along the border.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Mai 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780857730787
• Artikelnr.: 39142259

Autorenporträt

Victoria Schofield is a historian and commentator on international affairs, with special expertise on South Asia. Her published books include Kashmir in Conflict, The Highland Furies, The Black Watch, and The Fragrance of Tears: My Friendship with Benazir Bhutto. She has also contributed to numerous media outlets, including the Sunday Telegraph, The Times, Independent, and Spectator.

Inhaltsangabe

Maps Acknowledgements Preface Chapter 1: Introducing Kashmir Chapter 2:
Independence Chapter 3: Accession Chapter 4: Special Status Chapter 5:
Diplomacy and War Chapter 6: Bravado and Despair Chapter 7: Vale of Tears
Chapter 8: Hearts and Minds Chapter 9: Conflict or Consensus? Chapter 10:
New Century, New Vision? Chapter 11: The Peace Process Chapter 12: 'Until
My Freedom Has Come' Glossary Notes Select Bibliography Index