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Book SynopsisIndia and Ireland provide two provocative case studies that illuminate the complex interaction between gender and nation
Trade ReviewMuscular Nationalism is so gritty and smart. Sikata Banerjee reveals how in both Ireland and India a nationalized masculinism has relied on controlling ideas and practices of femininity. This is feminist analysis at its sharpest. -- Cynthia Enloe,author of Nimo's War, Emma's War: Making Feminist Sense of the Iraq War
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: Politicized Femininity and Muscular Nationalism 1 Under the British Gaze: The Weak Bengali and the Simianized Celt 2 "Muscular Gael" and "Warrior Monk": Muscular Nationalism in Colonial India and Ireland 3 Irish and Indian Women in Muscular Nationalism (1914-1932) 4 Politicized Femininity and Muscular Nationalism in the Postcolonial Context: Naxal and Armagh Women 5 Who Is a Proper Woman in the Nation? Femininity in the Roop Kanwar Immolation and the 2004 Irish Citizenship Referendum Conclusion: Women and Muscular Nationalism: Some Final Thoughts Notes Bibliography Index About the Author
