Evolving Identities : Childhood and Education in the Kashmir Valley

Name: Evolving Identities : Childhood and Education in the Kashmir Valley
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Taylor & Francis Ltd

Evolving IdentitiesChildhood and Education in the Kashmir Valley\nAuthor(s): Showkat Mir, Navneet Sharma\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781041109686, 978-1041109686\nSynopsis\nThis book analyses the internalization of conflict in the minds of children living and growing up in the Kashmir valley, and its effect on their identity formation and Schooling. It integrates the socio-cultural, socio-political, geo-political, and psycho-social contexts to understand the unfolding of childhood amidst conflicts.\n\nThis volume highlights the socio-cultural context, amidst which children live in Kashmir, which influences the way they look at, interpret, and give meaning to their everyday environmentbe it rural, urban, peaceful, violent, or within or away from family. This forms a significant part of how childrens lives are negotiated in Kashmir. It deliberates upon the interplay between conflict, education, and identity durin.