The Human Toll of the Kashmir Conflict: Grief and Courage in a South Asian Borderland

by Shubh Mathur

Overview

Since 1989, when the movement for Kashmiri independence took the form of an armed insurgency, it has been one of the most highly militarized regions in the world. This book is based on the idea that preserving memory is central to the struggle for justice and to someday rebuild a society shattered by two decades of armed conflict.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781137509055
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan US
Publication date:	11/17/2015
Edition description:	1st ed. 2016
Pages:	183
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.02(d)

About the Author

Shubh Mathur is an anthropologist whose interests include South Asia, human rights, memory and justice, minorities and environmental ethics. She works closely with the victims and survivors of human rights abuses in Kashmir and is deeply committed to their quest for justice. She is the author of The Everyday Life of Hindu Nationalism.

Table of Contents

List of illustrations
1. Introduction: Disappearances in Kashmir
2. The forgotten massacres
3. Parveena's story
4. The burning of Chrar-i-Sharief
5. "A sorrow like mine"
6. The right to kill
7. Shopian and after
8. Sovereign rites
9. Kashmir and international justice
10. "Love is strong as death"
Bibliography
Endnotes

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"The [Jammu and Kashmir] dispute is a convolution of historical idiosyncrasy, legal ambiguity and political injustice. But scholarly descriptions almost always fail to portray the anguish of its peoples. Mathur captures that academic space by rigorously interrogating the state violence physical and mental that is endured by Kashmiris every day. The Human Toll of the Kashmir Conflict provides the vital link between aloof polemic and analysis Kashmir's pain." - Siddiq Wahid, Former Director, Institute of Kashmir Studies, University of Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir

Editorial Reviews

Mathur accomplished her research working in a conflict zone, earning the trust of the people who are constantly surveilled and often punished for speaking out, no ordinary feat. Given the paucity of research available on the human impact of the conflict, her research is an invaluable resource for future researchers interested in pursuing other aspect of this very important work.” (Idrisa Pandit, Greater Kashmir, greaterkashmir.com, July, 2016)

From the Publisher