Sexuality, Obscenity and Community: Women, Muslims, and the Hindu Public in Colonial India

by Charu Gupta and Charu Gupta

Book Overview

Through analysis of an impressive array of 'low' and 'high' Hindu literatures, particularly pamphlets, tracts, newspapers, and archival data, Gupta explores the emerging discourse of gender and sexuality, which was essential to the development of notions of Hindu communitality and nationalism in the colonial period. The book offers an exceptionally nuanced account of Hindi gender politics.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312295855
• ISBN13: 9780312295851
• Release Date: May 2002
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 388 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"