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Muscular Nationalism - Gender, Violence, and Empire in India and Ireland, 1914-2004 (Hardcover)
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Muscular Nationalism - Gender, Violence, and Empire in India and Ireland, 1914-2004 (Hardcover)
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A particular dark triumph of modern nationalism has been its
ability to persuade citizens to sacrifice their lives for a
political vision forged by emotional ties to a common identity.
Both men and women can respond to nationalistic calls to fight that
portray muscular warriors defending their nation against an easily
recognizable enemy. This "us versus them" mentality can be seen in
sectarian violence between Hindus and Muslims, Tamils and Sinhalas,
Serbs and Kosovars, and Protestants and Catholics. In Muscular
Nationalism, Sikata Banerjee takes a comparative look at India and
Ireland and the relationship among gender, violence, and
nationalism. Exploring key texts and events from 1914-2004,
Banerjee explores how women negotiate "muscular nationalisms" as
they seek to be recognized as legitimate nationalists and equal
stakeholders in their national struggles. Banerjee argues that the
gendered manner in which dominant nationalism has been imagined in
most states in the world has had important implications for women's
lived experiences. Drawing on a specific intersection of gender and
nationalism, she discusses the manner in which women negotiate a
political and social terrain infused with a masculinized dream of
nation-building. India and Ireland-two states shaped by the legacy
of British imperialism and forced to deal with modern
political/social conflict centering on competing
nationalisms-provide two provocative case studies that illuminate
the complex interaction between gender and nation.
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