Islam, women & violence in Kashmir : between India and Pakistan / Nyla Ali Khan ; afterword by Ashis Nandy.

By:

Khan, Nyla Ali, 1972-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New Delhi : Tulika Books, 2009.Description: xiv, 185 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.; PbkISBN:

9788189487577

Other title:

Islam, women and violence in Kashmir [Running title]

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

305.486970954609045 KHA 22

Contents:

Introduction 1. Conflicting Discourses on the Political Landscape of Jammu and Kashmir 2. Cultural Syncretism in Kashmir 3. Political Debacles 4. Militarization of the Landscape of Indian-Administered Jammu and Kashmir 5. Negotiating the Boundaries of Gender, Community, and Nationhood Conclusion Negotiating Necrophilia: An Afterword—Ashis Nandy.

Summary: "Since 1989, religious fundamentalism and exclusionary nationalism in Indian administered Jammu and Kashmir have generated political and social turmoil that has eroded the ethos and fabric of Kashmiri culture. These forces are responsible for the silencing of dissenters, economic deprivation, lack of infrastructure, mass displacements, political anarchy, and repression of women.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	H.T. Parekh Library	SIAS Collection	305.486970954609045 KHA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		K2366

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-179).

Introduction
1. Conflicting Discourses on the Political Landscape of Jammu and Kashmir
2. Cultural Syncretism in Kashmir
3. Political Debacles
4. Militarization of the Landscape of Indian-Administered Jammu and Kashmir
5. Negotiating the Boundaries of Gender, Community, and Nationhood
Conclusion
Negotiating Necrophilia: An Afterword—Ashis Nandy.

"Since 1989, religious fundamentalism and exclusionary nationalism in Indian administered Jammu and Kashmir have generated political and social turmoil that has eroded the ethos and fabric of Kashmiri culture. These forces are responsible for the silencing of dissenters, economic deprivation, lack of infrastructure, mass displacements, political anarchy, and repression of women.

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