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Misri Deepti <1977-> |
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Titolo |
Beyond partition : gender, violence, and representation in postcolonial India / / Deepti Misri |
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Urbana, Illinois ; ; Chicago, Illinois : , : University of Illinois Press, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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ISBN |
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0-252-08039-4 |
0-252-09681-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (217 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Violence - India - History |
Women - Violence against - India - History |
Violence in literature |
Violence in art |
India Social conditions 1947- |
India History 1947- |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Anatomy of a riot: vulnerable male bodies in Manto and other fictions -- The violence of memory: women's re-narrations of the partition -- Atrocious encounters: caste violence and state violence -- "Are you a man?": performing naked in India -- "This is not a performance!": public mourning and visual spectacle in Kashmir -- Epilogue: the violence of the oppressed. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This work shows how 1947 marked the beginning of a history of politicized animosity associated with the differing ideas of "India" held by communities and in regions on one hand, and by the political-military Indian state on the other. |
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