Routledge Handbook of Gender in South Asia

Introduction Leela Fernandes Part 1: Historical Formations 1. Gendered Nationalism: From Women to Gender and Back Again?Mrinalini Sinha 2. Construction of Gender in the Late nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century in Muslim Bengal: The writings of Nawab Faizunessa Chaudhurani and Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain Firdous Azim and Perween Hasan 3. Gender, Women and Partition: Literary Representations, Refugee Women and Partition Studies Paulomi Chakraborty Part 2: Law, Citizenship and the Nation 4. Gender and Citizenship in India Anupama Roy 5. Gender and Democratic Politics in Bangladesh Elora Shehabuddin 6. Law, Sex Work and Activism in India Prabha Kotiswaran 7. The Supreme Court of India and Maintenance for Muslim Women: Transformatory Jurisprudence Vrinda Narain 8. Female Militancy: Reflections from Sri Lanka Sharika Thiranagama…