Author: Kapur, M.L.
Title: Kashmir Sold & Snatched
Description: Jammu Tawi, [published by author], (1968). orig.cloth, dustwrapper.. (8),180 pp, 22x14cm,. Minor rubbing, VG, in a torn, chipped & rubbed dustwrapper. ¶ The present work...deals exclusively with an aspect of the Anglo-Kashmir relations from 1846 to 1889 A.C." - from Preface. Contents: Kashmir Sold; Justification of the Sale; Securing a Foot-Hold: Appointment of the Officer on Special Duty; British Agent at Leh; Extension of Influence: The Russian Threat; Proposal to Appoint a Resident; Strengthening of the Position of the Officer of Special Duty; The Gilgit Agency: Need for an Agent at Gilgit; The Madhopur Serttlement; Temporary Withdrawal; Appointment of the Resident: The Fateful Decision; The Appointment; Need for Rapid Reforms: Unsatisfactory Progress of Reforms; Proposal to Re- establish Gilgit Agency; Pressure to Rapid Reforms, Kashmir Snatched: Discovery of Treasonable Letters; The Issue of Irshad; Maharaja's Deposition.

Keywords: Indian Colonial History, Colonial India, British Colonialism, Diplomatic, Political History, South Asia, Great Britain, Kashmir,