{"product_id":"gender-and-nationalism-9781032349329","title":"Gender and Nationalism","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book studies negotiations of gender politics in the process of nation formation in the aftermath of the Partition. One of the most traumatic events in South Asian history, the Partition forms the basis of numerous literary and cinematic interpretations. Drawing on Hindi, English, Urdu and Punjabi fiction, it shows how gender is irrevocably woven into the idea of the nation and the politics of it. It focuses on the works of Saadat Hasan Manto, Rajinder Singh Bedi, Ismat Chughtai, Yashpal, Khushwant Singh, Abdullah Hussein, Mumtaz Shah Nawaz and Attia Hosain to delve into the horrors of the Partition, toward women in particular, and their representations in literary and cinematic imaginations. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs an important contribution to the study of the Partition of India, this volume will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of literature, culture studies, film studies, politics, gender studies and South Asian studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePreface\u003c\/i\u003e by Sukrita Paul Kumar\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Historical Perspectives on the Partition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. Gender and Nationalism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. Fractured Vision of the Nation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4. Territorial Conceptualization: Woman and Nation in the Short story of the Partition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5. Walk across the border: Questioning stereotypes in Partition Cinema\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eConclusion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePostscript\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSelect Bibliography\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018993926487,"sku":"9781032349329","price":34.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032349329.jpg?v=1750778953","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/gender-and-nationalism-9781032349329","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}