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Capturing the history of Kashmir and its cultural and social evolution, Nyla Ali Kahn deconstructs the life of her grandmother and other women of her generation to reconceptualize woman's identity in a politically militarized zone. An academic memoir, this book succinctly brings together the hi...
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| Literature type: | Electronic Software eBook |
| Language: | English |
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http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9781137463296 |
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Capturing the history of Kashmir and its cultural and social evolution, Nyla Ali Kahn deconstructs the life of her grandmother and other women of her generation to reconceptualize woman's identity in a politically militarized zone. An academic memoir, this book succinctly brings together the history, politics, and culture of Kashmir. "This penetrating biography of Begum Akbar Jehan Abdullah by her granddaughter Nyla Ali Khan stands at the intersection of feminist as well as postcolonial theory and history, taking a hybrid form of memoir, auto/biography, and history that allows the author to probe her own history and subjectivity in the context of familial and Kashmiri historical mileposts and unfolding political developments. With a perspective heightened by distance from her home country and a tone at times tinged with a nostalgia that she herself is wary of, the author paints a loving and personal picture of a powerful |
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Electronic book text. Originally published in: 2014. |
| Carrier Form: | 100 p. : 15 b&w, ill. |
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9781137463296 : 1137463295 : |
| CLC: | D815.3 |
| Contents: | Preface Foreword by Gopalkrishna Gandhi Introduction 1. Filiation and Affiliation 2. Lineage and Coming into her Own 3. Political and Social Activism 4. Perseverance in the Face of Political Persecution 5. Kashmir Conspiracy Case and World Opinion 6. Banishment and Trauma 7. Significance of Alliances and Shifting Balance of Power 8. Reminiscences of a Granddaughter of the Electoral Battle of 1977 9. Home and Hearth 10. End of an Era 11. I Witness that Faith is the Legacy of One's Upbringing 12. My Memories of Grandmother: Orator, Parliamentarian, Woman of the Soil 13. A House Divided Against |