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Book SynopsisAn alternative account of the Kashmir conflict centring the voices of the Kashmiris
Trade Review'Repeated clashes between India, Pakistan and China over Kashmir threaten to erupt into a nuclear conflict that might kill as many as 120 million in India and Pakistan, and perhaps several 1000 million worldwide. These disputes need to be resolved, which requires understanding their origins, the people of Kashmir and their struggles, and recent changes in the region. Nuclear Flashpoint provides essential insight into these issues for all who are concerned.'
-- Professor Brian Toon, University of Colorado Boulder
'An urgent and trenchant examination of Kashmir. Beautifully meshing history with modern political analysis, Chak masterfully interrogates ... the intersecting flashpoints that make the Kashmir crisis one of the most politically sensitive issues in modern world history. Beyond intellectual examination, Chak injects first-hand insights as a scholar, advocate and ancestral Kashmiri to offer a richness that few other books provide - bringing intimacy and empathy to words that spring colorfully from the pages.'
-- Khaled A. Beydoun, Law Professor and author of 'The New Crusades: Islamophobia and the Global War on Muslims'
'Institutionalized systemic racial persecution ... against the people of Kashmir has pushed the world to the edge of nuclear conflict. Torture, unlawful killings and the denial of basic human rights and freedoms are well-documented by Amnesty, Human Rights Watch and others. Dr. Chak's skillful analysis explains just how this unresolved crisis threatens global peace.'
-- Ilyasah Shabbazz, educator and author of 'Growing Up X: A Memoir by the Daughter of Malcolm X'
Table of Contents1. Introduction
2. Who Are the Kashmiris? Resisting Post-Colonial Identity Theft and False Narratives
3. The Long Life Cycle of Resistance
4. Jammu Genocide
5. The Myth of Partition
6. India, Islamophobia, and the Hindutva Playbook
7. The 'Final Solution': Abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A
8. Nuclear Flashpoint: Sino-Indian Rivalry and Kashmir
9. Conclusion
Notes
Index
