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Beyond Partition : Gender, Violence and Representation in Postcolonial India.

Misri, Deepti.

Beyond Partition : Gender, Violence and Representation in Postcolonial India. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (217 pages) - Dissident Feminisms Series . - Dissident Feminisms Series .

Cover -- Title -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Anatomy of a Riot: Vulnerable Male Bodies in Manto and Other Fictions -- 2. The Violence of Memory: Women's Renarrations of the Partition -- 3. Atrocious Encounters: Caste Violence and State Violence -- 4. "Are You a Man?": Performing Naked Protest in India -- 5. "This Is Not a Performance": Public Mourning and Visual Spectable in Kashmir -- Epilogue: The Violence of the Oppressed -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

9780252096815


Women - Violence against - India - History.


Electronic books.

HN690

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