{"product_id":"9781526156143","title":"Independent Kashmir","description":"Author: Christopher Snedden\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781526156143\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Manchester University Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Jun 2021\u003cbr\u003ePages: 456 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany disenchanted Kashmiris continue to demand independence or freedom from India. Written by a leading authority on Kashmir's troubled past, this book revisits the topic of independence for the region (also known as Jammu and Kashmir, or J\u0026amp;K), and explores exactly why this aspiration has never been fulfilled. In a rare India-Pakistan agreement, they concur that neither J\u0026amp;K, nor any part of it, can be independent. Charting a complex history and intense geo-political rivalry from Maharaja Hari Singh's leadership in the mid-1920s to the present, this book offers an essential insight into the disputes that have shaped the region. As tensions continue to rise following government-imposed COVID-19 lockdowns, Snedden asks a vital question: what might independence look like and just how realistic is this aspiration? \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47920515252382,"sku":"ING-9781526156143","price":68.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781526156143.jpg?v=1782822679","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781526156143","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}