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Bezig met laden... Curfewed Nightdoor Basharat Peer
  
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 Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek.  Juan-banjo | May 31, 2016 |   Like a warm chocolate chip cookie, embedded in it's pages are choice tidbits of history. danoomistmatiste | Jan 24, 2016 | Like a warm chocolate chip cookie, embedded in it's pages are choice tidbits of history. kkhambadkone | Jan 17, 2016 | Started off quite slow for me. Then gathered speed and was quite interesting for some time. Then was a bit dragging towards the end. An easy read. Even though I took a lot of time to read it. A favourite for my father and brother but I give it 3 as it didn't keep me interested enough. (  )1  maheswaranm | Mar 20, 2014 | We usually do not come across situations where we can use both these adjectives together to qualify the same noun or pronoun. Curfewed Night is an exception. Read the complete review on my blog http://thebookoutline.blogspot.in/2012/09/curfewed-night.html (  ) theBookOutline | Sep 28, 2012 |
 One of the most moving pieces of non-fiction I read this year was Basharat Peer's Curfewed Night (Scribner), his memoir of growing up in Kashmir during the insurgency. Hindu nationalists would like to use the ethnic cleansing of the Pandits as a casus belli for renewed hostilities with Pakistan, and most Indians won't confront the serious human rights abuses committed by the army. Peer humanises the geopolitical issues and reminds us why peace in Kashmir is important, not just to India and Pakistan, but to the world.
Curfewed Night is a brave and unforgettable piece of literary reporting that reveals the personal stories behind one of the most brutal conflicts in modern times. Since 1989, when the separatist movement exploded, more than seventy thousand people have been killed in the battle between India and Pakistan over Kashmir. Born and raised in the war-torn region, Basharat Peer brings this little-known part of the world to life in haunting, vivid detail. -- From book jacket. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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 Google Books — Bezig met laden...GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)954.605092History and Geography Asia India and South Asia Jammu and Kashmir 1971–LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde: (3.73)
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The book was about a place not many people have heard or read about. Kashmirs territory is surrounded by Afghanistan, China, India, and Pakistan. Because of where Kashmir is located should indicate some knowledge of what it promises for it‘s people. It was written by Basharat Peer, someone who spent his formative years during the conflicts of war and the immense suffering that Kashmiris endured during the 90’s and still continue to suffer the wider demonstration of the power between different militant groups.
The first half of the book was fragile when it came to keeping my interest but Basharat Peer made up for it in the second half. The stories he wrote were about arrest, disappearances, custodial killings, kidnapping, assassinations, loss, massacres and how torture dominated Kashmir.
I have mixed feelings about the book because of the way it started off. At least I found out where Kashmir is and the story behind the curfews….
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