This article examines the ethnic, religious and gender violence which deflagrated in and after 1947, through its representation in South Asian literature. The year 1947, while marking the freedom and independence of the Indian population from British rule, at the same time marked the simultaneous partition of the subcontinent into two different nations. To the West the line was called Wagah and successively sadly known as the line of hatred. The above Bibliographic information is specific to this book which is being listed for sale.When, after a series of violent riots, the Congress Party decided to accept the request of the Muslim League for a separate and independent Muslim state, the British authorities drew the boundaries that split up the regions of Punjab and Bengal creating East and West Pakistan.Read Best & Top Books related to this item The customers who have bought this product can write your best reviews and suggest the product if the item's price is low which would be helpful for the buyers interested to purchase.The product description posted here by sellers would be updated based on the Customer's feedback, if the details are not accurate. Borders and Boundaries: Women in India's Partition by Ritu Menon Kamla Bhasin Book reviews and ratings are trustworthy and the product description given above is true to the best.For imported books, the price may change frequently due to exchange rates. The Price of this product may change due to the reprinting of the book or by the publisher.Table of Contents, Index, Syllabus, summary and image of Borders and Boundaries: Women in India's Partition book may be of a different edition or of the same title.Borders and Boundaries: Women in India's Partition Book is not for reading online or for free download in PDF or eBook format.Higher Education Textbooks, Social Sciences Book is recommended for Students, Teachers, Graduates, Professionals, and all bibliophiles Borders and Boundaries: Women in India's Partition Published On :.Page count varies on each edition/reprint How did they find their place in this land of redrawn boundaries? What was nation to them? Religion? Community? Freedom itself? Through the stories of women and an accompanying narrative that locates them in a social and political context we get another view, from the margins as it were of that momentous time, and look anew not only at how history gets written but at those age-old boundaries of religion, community, gender and nation. Partition affected everyone in one way or another, but it had a particular impact on women as they struggled to put their lives back together again. Borders and Boundaries: Women in India's Partition Book Information:
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