Identity and Experience At the India-Bangladesh Border - The Crisis of Belonging

Informationen zum Autor Debdatta Chowdhury is currently an Assistant Professor in Gender Studies at the Centre for Studies in Social Sciences Calcutta. Her research interests include border narratives, citizenship and migration discourses, especially across the South Asian borders. Her research interests also include feminism, caste identities, queer theories and narratives, especially in the South Asian context. Klappentext The book is an empirical study of border narratives across the India-Bangladesh border, specifically the West Bengal part of India's border with Bangladesh. Zusammenfassung The book is an empirical study of border narratives across the India-Bangladesh border, specifically the West Bengal part of India’s border with Bangladesh. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction 2. Livelihood Practices: Legal, illegal and the grey-zone in between 3. Spatial Disparities: Enclaves, Chars and disputed territories 4. Ethno-cultural concerns: Appropriation of marginal spaces 5. Gendered Practices: Perpetrators, victims, accomplices 6. Conclusion

Product details

• Authors: Debdatta Chowdhury, Debdatta (University of Westminster Chowdhury, Chowdhury Debdatta
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2018
• EAN: 9781138210806
• ISBN: 978-1-138-21080-6
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Routledge Studies in Asian Diasporas, Migrations and Mobilities; Routledge Studies in Asian Diasporas, Migrations and Mobilities
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore; Ethnic Studies, Sociology, Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Bangladesh, India, Migration, immigration & emigration, Literary studies: general, Migration, immigration and emigration, Politics and government, Social and cultural anthropology, Colonialism and imperialism, Regional / International studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General