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Kashmir: One Family In A Changing World
by Justine Hardy
"If there is a paradise on earth, it is definitely here and only here," said the early seventeenth century Mughal Emperor Jehangir when describing the Kashmir Valley. This is a place that has always inspired poetry and war: the Kashmir Valley has been fought over for centuries. Tensions there exploded yet again in 1989, and since then it has been embedded in constant conflict - every facet of militant and fundamentalist extremism having already exhibited its horrible results long before September 11, 2001.
In the midst of this breathtaking beauty and heartbreaking conflict enters the novelist, journalist, filmmaker, and aid worker Justine Hardy. Having lived and worked in Kashmir for two decades, she draws the reader beyond the headlines into the world of In the Valley of Mist. A family portrait, the book describes a unique and gentle culture that has been shattered by the impact of insurgency, repression, and Islamic extremism in a place once famous for the warmth between its Hindu and Muslim residents. ...
What emerges is a profound portrait of a textured cultural landscape, shaped by idealistic divides that are both germane and deeply resonant as the world faces the ongoing state of conflict between East and West. Revealing, provocative, and warm, In the Valley of Mist paints Kashmir as the template for the changing face of Islam.
"Starred Review. Her reporting is admirable and gilded by lyrical prose and evocative description." - Publishers Weekly
"Suitable for readers seeking an understanding of this region." - Library Journal
"In reflective prose, Hardy fully fleshes out the denizens of this remote and troubled corner of the world." - Kirkus
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Justine Hardy has been a journalist for twenty-one years, many of those spent covering the long conflict in the state of Kashmir in North India. She writes for The Financial Times, and freelances for The Times, various Cond - Nast magazines such as Vanity Fair and Traveler, as well as other publications.
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