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The Human Toll of the Kashmir Conflict

Grief and Courage in a South Asian Borderland

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  • © 2016

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  1. Shubh Mathur
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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
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  2. Introduction: Disappearances in Kashmir

    • Shubh Mathur
    Pages 1-19

  3. The Forgotten Massacres

    • Shubh Mathur
    Pages 21-38

  4. Parveena’s Story

    • Shubh Mathur
    Pages 39-51

  5. The Burning of Chrar-i-Sharief

    • Shubh Mathur
    Pages 53-68

  6. “A Sorrow Like Mine”

    • Shubh Mathur
    Pages 69-85

  7. The Right to Kill

    • Shubh Mathur
    Pages 87-101

  8. Shopian and After

    • Shubh Mathur
    Pages 103-117

  9. Sovereign Rites

    • Shubh Mathur
    Pages 119-130

  10. Kashmir and International Justice

    • Shubh Mathur
    Pages 131-143

  11. “Love is Strong as Death”

    • Shubh Mathur
    Pages 145-156

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 157-183
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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.

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“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)

"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

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.

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