Transnationalism reversed : women organizing against gendered violence in Bangladesh /

Winner of the 2012 Gloria E. Anzaldua Book Prize presented by the National Women's Studies AssociationAcid attacks against women and girls have captured the attention of the global media, with several high-profile reports ranging from the BBC to The Oprah Winfrey Show. In Bangladesh, reasons fo...

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Main Author: Chowdhury, Elora Halim
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Albany : State University of New York Press, 2011
Series:SUNY series, praxis, theory in action.
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Transnationalism Reversed
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Prologue
  • Introduction
  • 1. Feminist Negotiations: Contesting Narratives of the Campaign against Acid Violence in Bangladesh
  • 2. Local Realities of Acid Violence in Bangladesh
  • 3. From Dhaka to Cincinnati: Charting Transnational Narratives of Trauma, Victimization, and Survival
  • 4. Feminism and Its Other: Representing the “New Womanâ€? of Bangladesh
  • 5. Transnational Challenges: Engaging Religion, Development, and Womenâ€?s Organizing in Bangladesh
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • IndexA
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • J
  • K
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • R
  • S
  • T
  • U
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