Literature, gender, and the trauma of partition: the paradox of independence
Auteur :
Mookerjea-Leonard, Debali
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9780367875060
Date de publication :
12 déc. 2019
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Poids :
390 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book examines the neglected narratives of the Partition of India in 1947, particularly from the Bengal region, to study the traces left by this foundational trauma on the national and regional cultural imaginaries in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. The book expands gender issues to notions of masculinity and marginalization of minorities a