Kashmir as a Borderland : : The Politics of Space and Belonging across the Line of Control / / Antía Mato Bouzas.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Amsterdam University Press Complete eBook-Package 2019
• VerfasserIn: Mato Bouzas, Antía,
• TeilnehmendeR: Harris, Tina.; Schendel, Willem.
• Place / Publishing House: Amsterdam : : Amsterdam University Press, , [2019]; ©2019
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Series: Asian Borderlands ; 9
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (206 p.) :; 10
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Table of Contents --; List of Maps and Images --; Acknowledgements --; Introduction --; 1. Kashmir: The Idea and its Parts --; 2. Conceptualizing a Borderland Approach to Kashmir --; 3. Urban Areas Near the LoC (I) --; 4. Urban Areas Near the LoC (II) --; 5. The Line... the People --; Conclusion --; Acronyms --; References --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9789048543991; 9783110661521; 9783110610765; 9783110664232; 9783110610130; 9783110606485
• DOI: 10.1515/9789048543991?locatt=mode:legacy
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Antía Mato Bouzas.

Kashmir as a Borderland: The Politics of Space and Belonging across the Line of Control examines the Kashmir dispute from both sides of the Line of Control (LoC) and within the theoretical frame of border studies. It draws on the experiences of those living in these territories such as divided families, traders, cultural and social activists. Kashmir is a borderland, that is, a context for spatial transformations, where the resulting interactions can be read as a process of 'becoming' rather than of 'being'. The analysis of this borderland shows how the conflict is manifested in territory, in specific locations with a geopolitical meaning, evidencing the discrepancy between 'representation' and the 'living'. The author puts forward the concept of belonging as a useful category for investigating more inclusive political spaces.