Kashmir as a borderland : the politics of space and belonging across the line of control / Antía Mato Bouzas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mato Bouzas, Antía, author.

Series:

Asian Borderlands ; 9.

Asian borderlands ; 9

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Borderlands--India--Jammu and Kashmir.

Borderlands.

Borderlands--Pakistan--Azad Kashmir.

Jammu and Kashmir (India)--Social conditions--21st century.

Jammu and Kashmir (India).

Jammu and Kashmir (India)--History--Autonomy and independence movements.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (205 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2019.

Summary:

Kashmir as a Borderland: The Politics of Space and Belonging across the Line of Control examines the Kashmir dispute from both sides of the Line of Control (LoC) and within the theoretical frame of border studies. It draws on the experiences of those living in these territories such as divided families, traders, cultural and social activists. Kashmir is a borderland, that is, a context for spatial transformations, where the resulting interactions can be read as a process of 'becoming' rather than of 'being'. The analysis of this borderland shows how the conflict is manifested in territory, in specific locations with a geopolitical meaning, evidencing the discrepancy between 'representation' and the 'living'. The author puts forward the concept of belonging as a useful category for investigating more inclusive political spaces.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Table of Contents

List of Maps and Images

Acknowledgements

Introduction

1. Kashmir: The Idea and its Parts

2. Conceptualizing a Borderland Approach to Kashmir

3. Urban Areas Near the LoC (I)

4. Urban Areas Near the LoC (II)

5. The Line… the People

Conclusion

Acronyms

References

Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 20 Nov 2020).

ISBN:

1-003-69847-6

90-485-4399-1

9781003698470

OCLC:

1141734328