Rethinking Conflict at the Margins

Dalits and Borderland Hindus in Jammu and Kashmir
Erscheinungsjahr 2020
ISBN: 978-1-108-83602-9
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 275 Seiten, Format (B × H): 163 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 408 g

This book departs from the conventional academic narration of the conflict situation in Jammu and Kashmir and expands the debate by shifting the focus from Kashmir to Jammu region. Generally, it is the response of Muslim-majority Kashmir region - particularly its contestation of the hegemonic and assimilative temperament of the Indian state - that captures the attention of researchers. The Hindu-majority Jammu region which is affected by the conflict in many ways remains in the shadows. This book seeks to address this crucial academic gap by locating the conflict in Jammu region. Besides explaining the 'Hindu reactionary' and 'ultra-nationalist' responses of some sections of Jammu's society, the book also foregrounds the genuine grievances of its people and their concerns within the dominant 'Kashmir-centric' discourse.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bhatia, Mohita

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Sozialisation, Soziale Interaktion, Sozialer Wandel
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Kultur- und Sozialethnologie: Allgemeines

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Regional diversities and the conflict; 3. Caste, everyday life and conflict politics; 4. Border realities; 5. Contesting the homogenised discourse of religious identities; 6. Conclusion; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Bhatia, Mohita
The author is a sociologist and socio-political analyst. She has been a Gates Cambridge Scholar at the University of Cambridge and a Fulbright post-doctoral fellow at Stanford University. She also taught at the Centre for the Study of Discrimination and Exclusion as Assistant Professor (2013-2016). She is also a co-editor of forthcoming books – Religion and Politics in Jammu and Kashmir being published by Routledge and Life in the Margins: Borderlands in Jammu and Kashmir being published by Orient Blackswan. She hails from the region of Jammu and Kashmir, giving her a unique lived perspective of that region.