Beyond partition :

Misri, Deepti, 1977-

Beyond partition : gender, violence, and representation in postcolonial India / Deepti Misri. - New Delhi Women Unlimted 2015 - xi, 201 pages ; 24 cm. - Dissident feminists .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-194) and index.

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.

9788188965939 (hardcover : alk. paper)

2014009851


Violence--History.--India
Women--Violence against--History.--India
Violence in literature.
Violence in art.


India--Social conditions--1947-
India--History--1947-

HN690.Z9 / V5526 2014

305.48/MIS
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