Direct Beschikbaar Travels in Kashmir: A populair history of its People, places and crafts. – Keenan, Brigid.

The very name Kashmir conjures up magical images, from the real garden paradise of Shalimar to Thomas Moore’s fantastic descriptions in “Lalla Rookh.” Recounting the story of this colorful and fascinating region as it appears in travel writing, literature, and historical works from ancient times to the present day, Travels in Kashmir offers a lively and comprehensive guide to a land little understood in the West.
Beginning with an informal history of Kashmir–from the legends of the twelfth-century Kalhana t…