Kashmir in the Aftermath of Partition

ISBN-13: 9781108490467 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 402 str.

Shahla Hussain

Opis

Historically grounded study of post-partition Kashmir that places Kashmir and Kashmiris at the centre of the historical debate.

Recenzje

'A comprehensive and insightful study of politics and resistance in Kashmir and the Kashmiri diaspora. A must-read to understand the situation in contemporary Kashmir.' Chitralekha Zutshi, Class of 1962 Professor of History, College of William and Mary

Spis treści

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.