{"product_id":"kashmir-roots-of-conflict-paths-to-peace-9780674011731","title":"Kashmir: Roots of Conflict  Paths to Peace","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 2002  nuclear-armed adversaries India and Pakistan mobilized for war over the long-disputed territory of Kashmir  sparking panic around the world. Drawing on extensive firsthand experience in the contested region  Sumantra Bose reveals how the conflict became a grave threat to South Asia and the world and suggests feasible steps toward peace.  Though the roots of conflict lie in the end of empire and the partition of the subcontinent in 1947  the contemporary problem owes more to subsequent developments  particularly the severe authoritarianism of Indian rule. Deadly dimensions have been added since 1990 with the rise of a Kashmiri independence movement and guerrilla war waged by Islamist groups. Bose explains the intricate mix of regional  ethnic  linguistic  religious  and caste communities that populate Kashmir  and emphasizes that a viable framework for peace must take into account the sovereignty concerns of India and Pakistan and popular aspirations to self-rule as well as conflicting loyalties within Kashmir. He calls for the establishment of inclusive  representative political structures in Indian Kashmir  and cross-border links between Indian and Pakistani Kashmir. Bose also invokes compelling comparisons to other cases  particularly the peace-building framework in Northern Ireland  which offers important lessons for a settlement in Kashmir.  The Western world has not fully appreciated the desperate tragedy of Kashmir: between 1989 and 2003 violence claimed up to 80 000 lives. Informative  balanced  and accessible  Kashmir is vital reading for anyone wishing to understand one of the worlds most dangerous conflicts.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45789769498677,"sku":"ByrdShop_0674011732","price":28.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780674011731.jpg?v=1784697523","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/kashmir-roots-of-conflict-paths-to-peace-9780674011731","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}