Mallarika Sinha Roy

Gender and Radical Politics in India

Magic Moments of Naxalbari (1967-1975)

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Produktbeschreibung

This book analyses the participation of women in the Naxalbari movement and their experiences. It makes a significant contribution to the understanding of radical communist politics in South Asia, particularly in relation to issues concerning the role of women in radical politics.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Oktober 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 155mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 544g
• ISBN-13: 9780415562355
• ISBN-10: 041556235X
• Artikelnr.: 29924486

Autorenporträt

Mallarika Sinha Roy is Assistant Professor in the Department of Regional and Cross-Cultural Studies at Copenhagen University, Denmark. Her research interests include gender studies, social movements, postcolonial studies and South Asian History and Politics.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: In Search of the Definition of Naxalbari 2. Through the
Looking Glass of Gender 3. Multiple Patriarchies: Politics, Power, and
Masculinity 4. Speaking Silence: Continuous Politics and Discrete Memory 5.
Acts of Agency: Political Activism and Identity in Women's Words 6. Weapons
and Wounds: The Discourse of Violence 7. Conclusion: Third World, Second
Sex: Sisterhood of Resistance