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Nuclear Flashpoint
Farhan M Chak
其他書名
The War Over Kashmir
出版Pluto Press, 2024
主題Political Science / Colonialism & Post-ColonialismPolitical Science / GeopoliticsReligion / Religious Intolerance, Persecution & Conflict
ISBN07453461709780745346175
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=-I61zgEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋The territory of Jammu and Kashmir is one of the most politically contested and heavily militarized spaces on the planet. It has long been presented as an 'internal dispute', mainly by India, in attempts to sustain power through the project of settler colonialism. In this context, Kashmiri voices are rarely heard and so the conflict remains little understood, with a resolution nowhere in sight.



In Nuclear Flashpoint, Farhan Chak reveals how the history, culture, identity and the will of the people of Kashmir has been deliberately obscured to suit ideological agendas. He explores six unique time frames in Kashmiri history - from ancient Kashmir, through the British Raj, to present day. Asking 'who is a Kashmiri?', Chak reviews major misconceptions and exposes how vested interests articulate and interpret them.



Centering the voices and the experiences of Kashmiri Muslims throughout the book, Chak shines a light on their long quest for independence, and a cycle of revolt that continues in resistance movements today. A vital corrective to the shallow analyses that predominate, Nuclear Flashpoint ultimately shows us that Kashmiri voices will no longer be silenced.