Snedden Independent Kashmir

An incomplete aspiration
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-1-5261-5616-7
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: PC/MAC/eReader/Tablet

E-Book, Englisch, 456 Seiten

This book examines the pursuit of independence for Jammu and Kashmir since 1947 by Maharaja Hari Singh, Sheikh Abdullah and pro-independence Muslims in the Kashmir region of this disputed entity. It comprehensively explains why this long-held aspiration remains undiminished, but incomplete.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Snedden, Christopher

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte
• Rechtswissenschaften Ausländisches Recht Islamisches Recht
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Staatsbürgerkunde, Staatsbürgerschaft, Zivilgesellschaft
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Geschichte des Islam

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Glossary
Maps
Introduction
1 Decolonisation and the departure of the British from India
2 Maharaja Hari Singh and his accession issue
3 The significance of Kashmir and Kashmiri identity in J&K
4 The rise of Kashmiri aspirations, 1924–47
5 Sheikh Abdullah’s pursuit of independence for ‘Kashmir’, 1946–53
6 Sheikh Abdullah’s pursuit of independence for ‘Kashmir’, post-1953
7 Kashmiris and independence since 1988
Conclusion: to be independent, or not to be independent? That is the question
Appendix I: Comparison of Jammu and Kashmir with other entities
Appendix II: Kashmir Valley Muslims in J&K and their numerical dominance
Appendix III: Border or territorial changes, actual or attempted, in South Asia since 15 August 1947
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Christopher Snedden is an Australian political scientist, politico-strategic analyst, academic researcher and author