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Islam, Women, and Violence in Kashmir : Between India and Pakistan /

Nyla Ali Khan, the granddaughter of the first Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, gives an insider's analysis on the political and social turmoil that has eroded the ethos and fabric of Kasmiri culture. She monitors the effects of nationalist, militant, and religious...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Khan, Nyla Ali (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Series:Comparative feminist studies series.
Subjects:
Social Sciences.
Asian History.
Ethnicity Studies.
Feminism.
Gender Studies.
History of Religion.
Islam.
Ethnicity.
Feminist theory.
Gender expression.
Gender identity.
Religion > History.
Sex (Psychology)
Social sciences.
Sociology.
Asia > History.
Electronic books.
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Summary:Nyla Ali Khan, the granddaughter of the first Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, gives an insider's analysis on the political and social turmoil that has eroded the ethos and fabric of Kasmiri culture. She monitors the effects of nationalist, militant, and religious discourses and praxes on a gender-based hierarchy.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XXI, 211 pages)
ISBN:9780230113527
DOI:10.1057/9780230113527