Accretion by J Dianne Dotson

Accretion by J Dianne Dotson

'Women are often the worst affected by militarisation but their stories rarely get heard. Garrisoned Minds, which brings together insights and analysis from some of the major conflict zones of South Asia, is a welcome and valuable corrective, one which must be read by both policy-makers and the public.'

-- Siddharth Varadarajan, Founding Editor of thewire.in

Militarisation and violence as a response to conflict are now part of the global social order. In this book, twelve journalists explore the impact of such militarisation on the lives of women in four conflict-affected zones of South Asia: Pakistan's frontier provinces which share a border with Afghanistan; Nepal during and after its decade-long civil war; Northeast India under the shadow of AFSPA; and the Kashmir valley amidst the overwhelming presence of the Indian army.

These essays range from evocative accounts of women's personal lives during combat in Nepal and while travelling through the changing political landscape of Manipur, to detailed explorations of the violent restrictions imposed on specific communities, such as the Hazaras of Pakistan, the dancing girls of Swat Valley, or the ostracised widows of counter-insurgents in Kashmir. They represent the lived realities of a diverse set of women forced to come to terms with horrific circumstances, and determined to wage peace.

Dotson, J. Dianne: - J. Dianne Dotson dreamed up other worlds and their characters as a child in the 1980s in East Tennessee. She formed her own neighborhood astronomy club before age 10, to educate her friends about the universe. In addition to writing stories, she drew and painted her characters, designed their outrageous space fashions, and created travel guides and glossaries for the worlds she invented. As an adult, Dianne earned a degree in ecology and evolutionary biology, and spent several years working in research. She published Heliopause: The Questrison Saga(R) Book One (2018) and its sequels Ephemeris: The Questrison Saga(R) Book Two (2019), Accretion: The Questrison Saga(R) Book Three (2020), and Luminiferous: The Questrison Saga(R) Book Four (2021). Dianne is also a science writer, content writer and manager, short story writer, watercolorist, and illustrator. She lives with her family in Southern Appalachia.

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ISBN 13	9780999408261
ISBN 10	0999408267
Title	Accretion
Author	J Dianne Dotson
Series	Questrison Saga
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	J. Dianne Dotson
Year published	2020-05-26
Number of pages	258
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