The gendered nation [electronic resource] : contemporary writings from South Asia / Neluka Silva.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Silva, Neluka.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

South Asian literature (English)--History and criticism.

South Asian literature (English).

Nationalism in literature.

Nationalism--South Asia.

Nationalism.

Gender identity in literature.

Gender identity--South Asia.

Gender identity.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (258 p.)

Place of Publication:

New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

While postcolonial creative writing in English has come of age in South Asia, scholarly examination of this rich body of writing has remained largely confined to the narrow domain of literary criticism. This unusual and well-written book instead foregrounds issues relating to identity, nationalism and gender in contemporary literary writing. To do so, the author has analysed select works which are located within and grapple with four recent periods which have played a significant role in refashioning the nations in the region: the Emergency in India; the ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka; the seces

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 'India is Indira': Fictionalising Indira Gandhi's Politics, the Emergency and Nationalism; 'Gendering' the Nation: Literary Representations of Contemporary Sri Lankan Politics; The Politics of Liberation: Resistance and After in Literary Texts of Bangladesh; Islam, Politics and Marginal Groups: Representation of Zia-ul-Haq's Regime in Literature; Conclusion; References and Select Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [234]-247) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-42457-2

9786612424571

81-321-0317-3

OCLC:

646564458