Paper Type: 130gsm Art paper (Matt) | Size: 242mm x 178mm; 336pp
All colour; 125 photographs & 3 maps; 336 pages; Hardback
Kashmir: A journey
through history will appeal to
the armchair traveller and history buff. Neither an academic tome nor a
guidebook, it describes how Kashmir—ringed by snow-capped peaks—has attracted
pilgrims and Sufis, armies and traders, travellers and adventurers, over the
centuries.
Weare creates engaging story lines that capture the passage of
Buddhist, Hindu and Islamic influences which have shaped Kashmir’s rich
cultural history. The book traces the journey of the region from its ancient
times to the present, with chapters highlighting periods in history, such as
the role of the Mughal emperors. The Treaty of Amritsar signed by the British
East India Company and Maharaja Gulab Singh of Jammu, in 1846, created the
princely state of Jammu and Kashmir.
In October 1947 Maharaja Hari Singh signed the Instrument of
Accession to India. Since then Kashmir has been subject to decades of
instability, along with years battling insurgency, as it continues on its long
walk to normalcy.