The Life of a Kashmiri Woman [electronic resource] : Dialectic of Resistance and Accommodation /
Khan, N.author.
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.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Permissions; 1 Introduction: 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 Akbar Jehan: Orator, Parliamentarian, Woman of the Soil13 A House Divided against Itself; Conclusion; Appendix: Reminiscences about Women's Agential Roles or Lack thereof, 1947; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Abdullah, Mohammad, Sheikh, 1905-1982
Asia-History.
Oriental literature.
Sociology.
Political science.
Literature   .
History of South Asia.
Asian Literature.
Gender Studies.
Asian History.
Political Science.
Postcolonial/World Literature.