Table of contents : The modes of historiography -- Ethnic configuration in South Asia: a profile of Kashmir -- Varied moods of Kashmir history -- Dogra domination and the genesis of freedom movement -- The struggle for independence: an ideological polarisation (1939-1947) -- Internationalisation of Kashmir issue (1947-1953) -- Political events (1953-1982) -- The struggle for power (1982-1989) -- The emergence, growth and consolidation of political upsurge, (1989-1996).