Shahla Hussain

Kashmir in the Aftermath of Partition

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Produktbeschreibung

It is intended for audience interested in decolonization, identity, sovereignty. It shifts focus from the statist perceptions that construe Kashmir as a disputed region between India and Pakistan. It takes a people-centered approach to delve into Kashmiri experiences to capture the complexity of popular discourses and nationalist rhetoric.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 402
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. August 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 614g
• ISBN-13: 9781009370202
• ISBN-10: 1009370200
• Artikelnr.: 68646996

Autorenporträt

Shahla Hussain teaches in the Department of History at St. John's University, USA. Her field of specialization is South Asian History and her research focuses on the questions of identity, sovereignty and self-determination in postcolonial South Asia. Her other research interests include migrations, transnationalism and diaspora studies.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. Meanings of freedom in the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir
2. Freedom, loyalty, belonging: Kashmir after decolonization
3. Puppet regimes: Collaboration and the political economy of Kashmiri resistance
4. The politics of plebiscite: Discontent and regional Dissidence
5. Mapping Kashmiri imaginings of freedom in the inter-regional and global arenas
6. Jang-i-Azadi (War for freedom): Religion, politics and resistance
Conclusion
Bibliography
Appendix 1: Map of the disputed state of Jammu and Kashmir.