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Conflict between India and Pakistan an encyclopedia
Title
Conflict between India and Pakistan [electronic resource] : an encyclopedia.
ISBN
9781576077139 (e-book)
1576077136 (e-book)
9781576077122 (alk. paper)
1576077128 (alk. paper)
Published
Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, 2008.
Physical Description
1 online resource (389 p).
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Notes
Detailed entries deal with towns, cities, and geographic areas, including Jammu, Srinigar, and the Siachen Glacier; major figures involved in the conflict, including General Pervez Musharraf; the religious divide between Hindus and Muslims; and the dispute over Kashmir.
A thorough chronology provides year-by-year treatment of the main issues in Indo-Pakistan relations.
Covers events and personalities of the pre-Independence era, such as Mahatma Gandhi and Mohammed Ali Jinnah, which is crucial to gaining an understanding of the roots of the conflict.
Examines the political dynamics and dynasties that have governed each country--the Gandhis in India and the Bhuttos in Pakistan.
Offers a clear and objective encyclopedic approach to leading policies and personalities.
Electronic reproduction. Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO. Available via the World Wide Web.
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Summary
Tensions between India and Pakistan are deeply rooted. Many go back to 1947 or earlier, when, with the partitioning of the provinces of Punjab and Bengal, British India was succeeded by two independent countries: a primarily Hindu India and a Muslim Pakistan. Subsequently, the two countries have fought three wars and come close to open war several other times, especially over Kashmir. Conflict Between India and Pakistan begins with a discussion of the partition of India and those who figured prominently in it, notably: Mohammed Ali Jinnah, Clem Attlee, the last viceroy, Admiral Louis Mountbatten, and Jawaharlal Nehru. Then, in a series of evenhanded, carefully crafted portraits, it describes the people, political parties, foreign and domestic policies, and economic, religious, and cultural pressures that have played a role in the conflicts between these nations from 1947 to the present.
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Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 22, 2022
Series
Roots of modern conflict
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