Make Me a Man! Masculinity, Hinduism, and Nationalism in India

Name: Make Me a Man! Masculinity, Hinduism, and Nationalism in India
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ISBN: 9780791463680

ISBN-10: 0791463680

ISBN-13: 9780791463680

Edition: 2005

Authors: Sikata Banerjee

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Looks at the ideals of masculine Hinduism -- and the corresponding feminine ideals -- that have built the Indian nation, and explores their consequences.

Book details

List price: $33.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Publication date: 3/24/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 191
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.572
Language: English

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Acknowledgments


Introduction: Constructs of Nation and Gender


Empire: Christian Manliness and the British Gaze


Nationalism: Masculine Hinduism and Resisting the British Gaze


Cultural Nationalism, Masculine Hinduism, and Contemporary Hindutva


In the Crucible of Hindutva: Women and Masculine Hinduism


Heroic Mothers, Chaste Wives, and Celibate Warriors: Feminist or Feminine Nationalism in India?


Summary


Notes


Bibliography


Index