Chapter 8. Interrogating the Ordinary: Everyday Politics and the Struggle for Azadi in Kashmir

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction. “Rebels of the Streets”: Violence, Protest, and Freedom in Kashmir 1
4. Chapter 1. Contesting the Law, Contesting the State: Jurisdictional Authority of the Majlis-e- Mushawarat in Kashmir 42
5. Chapter 2. “In Search of the Aryan Seed”: Race, Religion, and Sexuality in Indian-Occupied Kashmir 74
6. Chapter 3. The Killable Kashmiri Body: The Life and Execution of Afzal Guru 103
7. Chapter 4. From “Terrorist” to “Terrorized”: How Trauma Became the Language of Suffering in Kashmir 129
8. Chapter 5. Sexual Crimes and the Struggle for Justice in Kashmir 153
9. Chapter 6. Police Subjectivity in Occupied Kashmir: Reflections on an Account of a Police Officer 184
10. Chapter 7. The Contingencies of Everyday Life in Azad Jammu and Kashmir 211
11. Chapter 8. Interrogating the Ordinary: Everyday Politics and the Struggle for Azadi in Kashmir 230
12. Chapter 9. Epitaphs as Counterhistories: Martyrdom, Commemoration, and the Work of Graveyards in Kashmir 248
13. Chapter 10. Perturbations of Violence in Kashmir 278
14. List of Contributors 291
15. Index 293