Pieces of earth : politics of land in Kashmir / Peer Ghulam Nabi Suhail

Author:: Suhail, Peer Ghulam Nabi
Published:: New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Edition:: First edition.
Physical Description:: 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white)

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Summary:

Based on extensive field research on the India-Pakistan border, this text is about the corporate land grabs in Kashmir which explores how capital is at play in a conflict zone. Using the Kishanganga Hydroelectric Project, as a case study, this work focuses on the dispossession and displacement caused by such projects. It also discusses the meanings, relations, and connections of the indigeneous peasants with their natural resources.

Subject(s):

Land tenure—India—Jammu and Kashmir
Land tenure—Azad Kashmir

ISBN:

9780199091003 (ebook)

Audience Notes:

Specialized.

Note:

This edition previously issued in print: 2018.

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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