{"product_id":"9780190708719-princely-affair","title":"A Princely Affair","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Accession and Integration of the Princely States of Pakistan, 1947–1955\u003cbr\u003eThe problems emanating from this early period, haphazard constitutional integration, weak local political forces, the insurgency in Balochistan since 1948, and a weak sense of national identity and citizenship, remain with Pakistan today.\u003cbr\u003eWest Pakistan, on 15 August 1947, was less than half its present size. Nearly a year of negotiations, arguments, threats, and even chance, brought nine princely states into the Pakistani fold. Thereafter followed a long and staggered process of integration. Using hitherto unused and inaccessible primary sources, this path-breaking book completes the story of the creation of Pakistan. In charting the accession and integration of the princely states, this book shows the complicated and often botched processes of the consolidation of Pakistan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56203843993974,"sku":"9780190708719","price":48.78,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_36009302_9001c185-184d-42c7-ae61-6418f8c9755e.jpg?v=1757558017","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780190708719-princely-affair","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}