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Muscular Nationalism : Gender, Violence, and Empire in India and Ireland, 1914-2004 /

"A particular dark triumph of modern nationalism has been its ability to persuade citizens to sacrifice their lives for a political vision forged by emotional ties to a common identity. Both men and women can respond to nationalistic calls to fight that portray muscular warriors defending their...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Banerjee, Sikata
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press, ©2012.
Colección:Gender and political violence series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.