The Life of a Kashmiri Woman: Dialectic of Resistance and Accommodation

by Nyla Ali Khan

Book Overview

Nyla Ali Khan's subject, Akbar Jehan, was a political activist and the wife of Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, Kashmiri nationalist and first Muslim Prime Minister of the disputed state of Jammu and Kashmir. The author employs oral testimonies and relies on written resources to add layers of understanding to the events that shaped the history of Kashmir. In this hybrid of memoir and auto/ biography, the author has also interspersed her memories with descriptions...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137465638
• ISBN13: 9781137465634
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Palgrave Pivot
• Length: 139 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"