| The Crisis in Kashmir: Portents of War, Hopes of Peace Revised Edition Contributor(s): Ganguly, Sumit (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521655668 ISBN-13: 9780521655668 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $39.89 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 1999 Annotation: This book traces the origins of the insurgency in Indian-controlled Jammu and Kashmir. The first theoretically-grounded account, and the most complete, it is based on extensive interviews. Ganguly's central argument is that the insurgency can be explained by political mobilization and institutional decay. In an attempt to woo the Muslims, the government dramatically expanded literacy, mass media, and higher education. Meanwhile, fearing potential secessionist proclivities, it stifled the development of political institutions. Unable to express dissent in an institutional context, the Kashmiris resorted to violence. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Freedom - Political Science | World - General - History | Asia - India & South Asia |
| Dewey: 954.6 |
| Series: Woodrow Wilson Center Press |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 5.98" W x 8.96" (0.60 lbs) 204 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Indian - Ethnic Orientation - Indian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Contributor Bio(s): Ganguly, Sumit: - Sumit Ganguly is the Rabindranath Tagore Professor of Indiana Cultures and Civilizations and Director of the India Studies Institute at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. He is an expert on the international relations of the countries of South Asia; ethnic, nationalist, and religious violence; and nuclear politics. |