The Kashmir Dispute 1947–2012
August 2019
6.25 x 9.5 inches
(x+294 ) 304 pages
ISBN : 978-93-82381-65-5
For sale only in India.
The Kashmir Dispute 1947–2012 is a book in two volumes which traces the complex history of the long-standing dispute, and the political discontent and dissent surrounding it – relating especially to the question of the accession of the state of Jammu and Kashmir to the Union of India.
Volume 1 comprises a critical and insightful introduction by the author based on recently published material, as well as a selection of both archival and contemporary documents, which highlight some important episodes in the history of the formation of the state of Jammu and Kashmir and provide a background to the current political reality.
Through these two volumes, the author successfully brings to light many hitherto unknown or forgotten issues and facts relating to the troubled history of this state, supporting his arguments with a rigour that the readers are sure to appreciate.
“A.G. Noorani’s The Kasmir Dispute 1947-2012 in tow volumes presents a substantial and systematic compilation of a lifetime’s work on an around the dispute…. Noorani is no doubt one of the most scrupulous constitutional and legalistic chroniclers of the Kashmir dispute and this work bears that authoritative stamp both in tone and content… on the whole, the work is a rich repository of legal and constitutional insights on the Kashmir dispute.”
Gowhar Fazili, The Book Review