{"product_id":"nationbuilding-gender-and-war-crimes-bina-dcosta-9780415565660","title":"Nationbuilding, Gender and War Crimes in South Asia","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book gives a detailed political analysis of nationbuilding processes and how these are closely linked to statebuilding and to issues of war crime, gender and sexuality, and marginalization of minority groups. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a focus on the Indian subcontinent, the author demonstrates how the state itself is involved in the construction of a gendered identity, and how control of women and their sexuality is central to the nationbuilding project. She applies a critical feminist approach to two major conflicts in the Indian subcontinent - the Partition of India in 1947 and the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971 - and offers suggestions for addressing historical injustices and war crimes in the context of modern Bangladesh. Addressing how the social and political elites were able to construct and legitimize a history of the state that ignored these issues, the author suggests a critical re-examination of the national narrative of the creation of Bangladesh which takes into account the rise of Islamic rights and their alleged involvement in war crimes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLooking at the impact that notions of nation-state and nationalism have on women from a critical feminist perspective, the book will be an important addition to the literature on gender studies, international relations and South Asian politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bina D'Costa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415565669\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415565660\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/15\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.63d","brand":"Bina D'Costa","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48136100446463,"sku":"9780415565660","price":225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e7c7ff52-3eaa-4ed7-b57d-b96332778de8.jpg?v=1770160511","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/nationbuilding-gender-and-war-crimes-bina-dcosta-9780415565660","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}