{"product_id":"engendering-india-9780822324539","title":"EnGendering India","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOffers an innovative interpretation of the role that gender played in defining the Indian state during both the colonial and postcolonial eras. This book examines representations of \"native\" Indian women and shows how these representations were deployed to advance notions of Indian self-rule as well as to defend British imperialism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eEn-Gendering India\u003c\/i\u003e is a lucid and intelligent study of the play of gender and sexuality in Indian nationalism. Sangeeta Ray cautions against the perception that Hindu nationalism is no longer relevant in an era of globalization and migration, arguing that it has simply entered a more expansive phase. This is an important and timely book.”—Jennifer Sharpe, University of California, Los Angeles\u003cbr\u003e\"A significant contribution to postcolonial and feminist studies. Ray’s scholarship is rigorous and persuasive, combining theoretical depth and erudition with original and nuanced textual analysis and interpretation.\"—Rajagopolan Radhakrishnan, University of Massachusetts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments \u003cbr\u003e Introduction \u003cbr\u003e 1. Gender and Nation: Woman Warriors in Chatterjee’s \u003ci\u003eDevi Chaudhurani\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAnandamath\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 2. Woman as “Suttee”: The Construction of India in Three Victorian Narratives \u003cbr\u003e 3. Woman as Nation and a Nation of Women: Tagore’s \u003ci\u003eThe Home and the World\u003c\/i\u003e and Hosain’s \u003ci\u003eSultana’s Dream\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 4. New Woman, New Nations: Writing the Partition in Desai’s \u003ci\u003eClear Light of Day\u003c\/i\u003e and Sidhwa’s \u003ci\u003eCracking India\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Epilogue \u003cbr\u003e Notes \u003cbr\u003e Works Cited \u003cbr\u003e Index","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406024745303,"sku":"9780822324539","price":74.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780822324539.jpg?v=1730494282","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/engendering-india-9780822324539","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}