Kashmir in Comparative Perspective: Democracy and Violent Separatism in India by Sten Widmalm
Interviews with key figures in the Kashmir conflict
South Asia and Kashmir are highly topical
Provides background to understanding the present conflict
Kashmir in Comparative Perspective
Summary
This book investigates the factors that led to the breakdown of democracy and the rise of violent separatism in Jammu and Kashmir in the 1980s, and how the risk of a large-scale war has grown in South Asia in the 1990s.
Kashmir in Comparative Perspective Summary
About Sten Widmalm
Sten Widmalm is Assistant Professor at the Department of Government, Uppsala University, and lectures in comparative politics, South Asia studies, and the field of development and conflict studies. Besides carrying out research on the conflict in Kashmir, Widmalm is currently working on a study of the Panchayat reforms in India.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction 2. Explaining Violent Separatism 3. Jammu and Kashmir in Transition 4. The Rise and Fall of Democracy in Jammu and Kashmir 5. Avoiding Violent Separatism in India 6. Causes of Violent Separatism and the Role of Ethnicity 7. Kashmir and the Risk of Nuclear War in South Asia
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NLS9781138862654
9781138862654
1138862657
Kashmir in Comparative Perspective: Democracy and Violent Separatism in India by Sten Widmalm
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
2015-03-04
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