Across the Line of Control

Puri, Luv

ISBN 10: 1849041733 / ISBN 13: 9781849041737

Published by C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd, 2012

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Kashmir has been a contested territory ever since the subcontinent was partitioned in 1947. Despite international attention focused on Kashmir, little is known about the Pakistan-administered Jammu & Kashmir (PAJK), which is at the centre of this study. The author is a winner of the European Commission Award for Human Rights and Democracy. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FKP; HBJF; RGCP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 147 x 225 x 16. Weight in Grams: 314. . 2011. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Across the Line of Control
• Publisher: C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1849041733
• ISBN 13: 9781849041737
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

The Kashmir issue has been a subject of international attention ever since the subcontinent was partitioned in1947. The clash between India and Pakistan over the coveted territory led to the emergence of Indian-administered and Pakistan-administered areas. While the social and political conditions in the former have been widely discussed, even among Kashmir experts there is little knowledge of Pakistan-administered Jammu & Kashmir (PAJK), particularly its political, cultural and social aspects.

Luv Puri analyses the crucial pre-independence social and political processes which resulted in polarisation within the state and the violence that wracked the region during Partition. He tracks the effect of those events on Pakistan's Punjab province and the ensuing impact on Pakistan's position on the Jammu & Kashmir issue, and the many transformations in the pro-independence struggle from its inception to the present day.

About the Author

Luv Puri is a Fulbright scholar at New York University. He was a correspondent with the The Hindu for several years and has contributed to various media publications and academic journals. In 2006 he was one of the prizewinners of the European Commission Award for Human Rights and Democracy. His special fields of interest include the situation of South Asian Muslims, the Kashmir conflict and Pakistan.