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, l...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Khan, Nyla Ali, 1972-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Comparative feminist studies series.
Subjects:
Sex discrimination against women > India > Jammu and Kashmir.
Muslim women > India > Jammu and Kashmir.
Women in Islam > India > Jammu and Kashmir.
Political violence > India > Jammu and Kashmir.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
Muslim women
Political violence
Sex discrimination against women
Women in Islam
India > Jammu and Kashmir
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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