Women as Martyrs: Mass Suicides at Thoa Khalsa During the Partition of India
The paper is an attempt at understanding the mass suicides committed by women during the communal riots instigated by the partition of the Indian subcontinent. Firstly, the position and the role assigned to women are investigated by applying Giorgio Agamben’s concept of <em>bios </em>an...
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| Language: | English |
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Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
2015-04-01
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| Series: | Indialogs: Spanish Journal of India Studies |
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| Online Access: | https://revistes.uab.cat/indialogs/article/view/34 |