Imagining Kashmir – Emplotment and Colonialism Hogan Hardback John Wiley & Sons

Imagining KashmirEmplotment and Colonialism\nAuthor(s): Patrick Colm Hogan\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: University of Nebraska Press, United States\nImprint: University of Nebraska Press\nISBN-13: 9780803288591, 978-0803288591\nSynopsis\nDuring the 1947 partition of the Indian subcontinent, Kashmir-a Muslim-majority area ruled by a Hindu maharaja-became a hotly disputed territory. Divided between India and Pakistan, the region has been the focus of international wars and the theater of political and military struggles for self-determination. The result has been great human suffering within the state, with political implications extending globally.\n\nImagining Kashmir examines cinematic and literary imaginings of the Kashmir regions conflicts and diverse citizenship, analyzing a wide range of narratives from writers and directors such as Salman Rushdie, Bharat Wakhlu, Mani Ratnam, and Mirza Waheed in conjunction with research in psychology, cognitive science, and social neuroscience.