Islam, women, and violence in Kashmir : between India and Pakistan
"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. This book seeks to analyze the effects of nationalist, militant, and religious discourses and praxes on a gender-based hierarchy"--Provided by publisher
1 online resource (xvii, 211 pages) : illustrations
9780230113527, 9781349290758, 0230113524, 1349290750
761206030
Print version:
Conflicting political discourses, partition, plebiscite, autonomy, integration
Cultural syncretism in Kashmir
Political debacles
Militarization of Jammu and Kashmir
Negotiating the boundaries of gender, community, and nationhood
English