Sumantra Bose is a globally known political scientist who works on the intersections of nationalism, democracy and conflict in the Indian subcontinent, the Balkans region of Europe, and the Middle East. He is a prolific author and active media commentator.
An authoritative, fresh, and vividly written account of the Kashmir conflict – from 1947 to the present. The India–Pakistan dispute over Kashmir is one of the world’s most incendiary conflicts. In decades of confrontation, at least 60,000 people have been killed – insurgents, civilians, and military and police personnel. In 2019, the dispute entered a dangerous new phase.
India’s Hindu nationalist government, under Narendra Modi, repealed Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir’s autonomous status and divided it into two territories subject to New Delhi’s direct rule. The drastic move was accompanied by mass arrests and lengthy suspension of mobile and internet services.
An authoritative, fresh, and vividly written account of the Kashmir conflict – from 1947 to the present. The book has also been published in an India edition by Pan Macmillan, under the Picador imprint.
A comparative study of the rise, evolution and decline of secularism as a core principle of the state in its two major non-Western contexts—India and Turkey. 380pp
A comparative study of the rise, evolution and decline of secularism as a core principle…
A comparative study of the rise, evolution and decline of secularism as a core principle…
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