Kashmir: history, politics, representation
"Examines the continuities and ruptures between Kashmir's past and its present situation; the ways in which the region of Kashmir and its people are represented and present themselves in films and literature through their religious identities and commodities"-
"Kashmir is arguably one of the most contentious and complex issues in South Asia today. It has persisted for more than 50 years despite wars, summits and declarations, and seems to be as intractable as ever." "This important book sheds fresh light on the genesis of the problem …
The politics of mourning -- The politics of democracy -- The killable Kashmiri body -- The politics of visibility -- Enforced disappearance of the other kind -- Militarizing humanitarianism -- Retelling and remembering -- Obliteration and transmutation.