The parchment of Kashmir history, society, and polity /
Khan, Nyla Ali, 1972-
The parchment of Kashmir history, society, and polity / [Book] : edited by Nyla Ali Khan. - New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012. - viii, 262 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-239) and index.
In this volume, Kashmiri scholars of all disciplines undertake a new look at their homeland. Taking account of both mainstream ideologies and contrary discourses, the authors provide a set of visions for Kashmiri culture and society. The authors underline the repercussions of India's anti-democratic strategies, delineate the fundamental structural inequities in the Jammu & Kashmir polity, and analyze the effects of nationalist, militant and religious discourses and praxes on a gender-based social hierarchy. The book offers a panorama of key cultural concerns of Jammu & Kashmir today, from the military aspects of the Kashmir conflict to the modern-day revival of indigenous cultural institutions.
9781137029577 (alk. paper)
Group identity--India--Jammu and Kashmir.
Nationalism--India--Jammu and Kashmir.
Jammu and Kashmir (India)--Politics and government.
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The parchment of Kashmir history, society, and polity / [Book] : edited by Nyla Ali Khan. - New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012. - viii, 262 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-239) and index.
In this volume, Kashmiri scholars of all disciplines undertake a new look at their homeland. Taking account of both mainstream ideologies and contrary discourses, the authors provide a set of visions for Kashmiri culture and society. The authors underline the repercussions of India's anti-democratic strategies, delineate the fundamental structural inequities in the Jammu & Kashmir polity, and analyze the effects of nationalist, militant and religious discourses and praxes on a gender-based social hierarchy. The book offers a panorama of key cultural concerns of Jammu & Kashmir today, from the military aspects of the Kashmir conflict to the modern-day revival of indigenous cultural institutions.
9781137029577 (alk. paper)
Group identity--India--Jammu and Kashmir.
Nationalism--India--Jammu and Kashmir.
Jammu and Kashmir (India)--Politics and government.
954 .6