Literature, Gender, and the Trauma of Partition: The Paradox of Independence

by Debali Mookerjea-Leonard

Book Overview

This book examines the neglected narratives of the Partition of India in 1947, particularly from the Bengal region, to study the traces left by this foundational trauma on the national and regional cultural imaginaries in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. The book expands gender issues to notions of masculinity and marginalization of minorities and includes the child's experience during Partition. A valuable addition to the growing field of Partition...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138183105
• ISBN13: 9781138183100
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.2"