{"product_id":"understanding-kashmir-and-kashmiris-christopher-snedden-9781849043427","title":"Understanding Kashmir and Kashmiris","description":"In 1846, the British created the state of Jammu and Kashmir (J\u0026amp;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\u0026amp;K -- and their agents played the 'Great Game' in Afghanistan and 'Turkistan'. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSnedden 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\u0026amp;K subsequently. He details what comprised this diverse princely state with distant borders and disunified peoples and explains the Maharaja of J\u0026amp;K's controversial accession to India on 26 October 1947 - and its unintended consequences. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSnedden 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\u0026amp;K and their undecided futures.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher Snedden\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1849043426\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781849043427\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hurst \u0026amp; Co.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2016","brand":"Christopher Snedden","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46420666056959,"sku":"9781849043427","price":32.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_33f15da5-93f3-460d-a89f-6d1f5d0a5344.jpg?v=1734635309","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/understanding-kashmir-and-kashmiris-christopher-snedden-9781849043427","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}