01525nam a2200157Ia 4500020001800000082002500018100003500043245007100078260004800149300001300197504003600210520096400246650004601210650005001256650006101306  a9781108423892  a327.17209546 bMAH-C  aMahapatra, Debidatta Aurobinda 0aConflict Management in Kashmirb: State-People Relations and Peace  aNew DelhibCambridge University Pressc2018  ax, 175p.  aincludes bibliography and index  aThe book examines the intersections of political violence, deprivation and conflict, and explores the prospects of its management by studying one of the world's most complex political turmoils - Kashmir. It closely investigates the vertical aspect of the conflict, in which the Indian state and a section of Kashmiris are engaged in a turbulent relationship, and explores ways to stimulate conflict management. By employing the protracted social conflict theory, the author argues that a conflict between a state and a social group ensues when the political elite fails to address the non-material needs of the marginalized. By documenting narratives of the Kashmiri traders and the state officials, and the impact of the opening of the two intra-Kashmir trade routes during the 1990s, this book emphasizes the need to focus on peace initiatives taken by the government, and the significance of accommodation and engagement to address a state-people conflict.  aPeacevBuildingzIndiazJammu and Kashmir  aConflict managementzIndiazJammu and Kashmir  aJammu and KashmirvPolitics and governmentz21st century