Society and politics of Jammu and Kashmir / Serena Hussain, editor.
Hussain, Serena, editor.
2021
DS485.K27
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Title Society and politics of Jammu and Kashmir / Serena Hussain, editor.
ISBN 9783030564810 (PDF ebook)
3030564819
9783030564803 (hbk.)
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-56481-0
Published Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, [2021]
Language English
Description 1 online resource : illustrations
Item Number 10.1007/978-3-030-56481-0 doi
Call Number DS485.K27
Dewey Decimal Classification 954.6053
Summary Kashmir is one of the worlds least understood conflicts. In this critically important volume, Serena Hussain has brought together a remarkable range of voices and topics. Its incisive and insightful chapters present nuanced perspectives making this book essential reading on Kashmir. - David Barsamian, Director of Alternative Radio Examining Jammu & Kashmirs complex history and many ruptures in its past and present, this book offers a rich addition to scholarship on the region. The variety of voices bridge the disconnect between two sides of the LoC and offer valuable understanding of inter-regional contestations. - Anuradha Bhasin, Executive Editor, Kashmir Times For more than seventy years the bloody conflict smoldering in Kashmir has been obscured by its portrayal as an issue between India and Pakistan. By bringing together diverse points of view, this new collection reprises the complexity of this region and it shows us where hope might lie in the future. - Sanjay Kak, Award-winning Filmmaker and Writer Kashmir is one of the longest-standing conflicts yet to be resolved by the international community. In 2000, Bill Clinton declared it the most dangerous place in the world and since then the situation continues to escalate. Positioned between India, Pakistan and China three nuclear powers Kashmir is the most militarized zone on the planet. Against this backdrop, the urgency to understand what Jammu and Kashmir means to those who actually belong to its territory has increased. This book not only helps readers navigate subtleties in a complex part of the world but is the first of its kind written for a global audience from local perspectives, which to date have been sorely lacking. Serena Hussain is Associate Professor of Sociology and Human Geography. She completed her Ph. D. at the University of Bristol and a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Oxford. As well as her time in academia, she has worked as an expert consultant for a number of British government departments and organizations such as Ipsos MORI, BBC World Service and Islamic Relief Worldwide.
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Intro
Foreword
Contents
Notes on Contributors
Abbreviations
List of Figures
List of Tables
1 Society and Politics of Jammu and Kashmir: An Introduction
Introduction
Jammu and Kashmir and Its People
Why Is Jammu & Kashmir Contested?
Understanding Jammu and Kashmir and Its Politics of Resistance
The Dawn of Party Politics in Jammu and Kashmir
The Division
The Birth of Armed Resistance in Indian-Controlled Jammu and Kashmir
The Most Dangerous Place in the World
A Crossroads in the Story of Jammu and Kashmir
Outline of the Volume
References

Part I History and Politics of Jammu & Kashmir
2 The Kashmir Conundrum: Past, Present, and Future
Introduction
The Kashmir Quagmire: A Genealogical Lineage
The Internationalization of the Kashmir Issue
Proposed (Bilateral) Solutions
The Status Quo
A Way Forward?
Discussion
References
3 Article 370 and 35A: Origin, Provisions, and the Politics of Contestation
Introduction
Article 370: Origin and Provisions
Introducing Article 35A
Political Contestation
Conclusion
References
4 Azad Jammu and Kashmir's Quest for Empowerment

The Emergence of Azad Jammu and Kashmir
The Formative Years: 1947-1959
Institutionalizing the Relationship with the Government of Pakistan
The Teething Years of the AJK Government
The Struggle for Democratic Rights
The Dawn of the Democratic Era
Efforts to Enhance the Status of AJK
Twenty-Three Years of Undemocratic Rule
The End of a Glorious Journey
The Campaign for Constitutional Reforms
What Has Changed?
Learning, Reflection, and the Way Forward
Conclusion
References
5 Gilgit-Baltistan and the Ongoing Politics of Ambiguity
Introduction

Historical Background
Gilgit-Baltistan and Its Relationship with Pakistan
The Consequences of Political Ambiguity
Sectarian Divisions
Economic Exploitation
Conclusion
References
Part II Social and Political Movements
6 From Muslim Conference to National Conference: Sheikh Abdullah's Quest for Secularism
Introduction
From "Muslim" to "National" Conference
Post-Conversion Consequences
The Quit Kashmir Movement
Conclusion
References
7 The Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front: An Insider Account
Introduction
Kashmir and the Bilateral "Tug of War."

Rethinking the Resistance
The Ganga Hijacking
The Front and the Journey Home
A Gentleman's Agreement with Pakistan
The Front's Response
Conclusion
References
8 The Development of Islam in Kashmir and Its Influence on Socio-religious Movements in Contemporary Azad Jammu and Kashmir
Introduction
Historical Context
The Muslim Influence
Religious Movements in Contemporary Azad Jammu and Kashmir
Apolitical Sufi: The Khanqah-e-Fatehiya of Hadhrat Sahib
Political Non-Sufi or Barelvi: Jamat-e-Islam Azad Kashmir
Political Barelvi or Sufi: Minhaj-ul-Qur'an

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