Women and the Contested State(English, Paperback, unknown)

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Women and the Contested State(English, Paperback, unknown) is written by unknown and published by University of Notre Dame Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0268041261 (ISBN 10) and 9780268041267 (ISBN 13).

Throughout South and Southeast Asia, groups battle over definitions of identity-in direction and character-for their state, a struggle complicated by the legacy of colonialism. The contributors to this volume explore the intricate, dynamic relationships that pertain between women's agency and the state-making institutions and armed forces of Kashmir, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Burma (Myanmar). They also address the complex roles of Islam, Hinduism, and Theravada Buddhism in these postcolonial dynamics. In particular, the contributors examine religion as a way of understanding how women's agency is constituted, created, and constrained during times of conflict with the state and other armed actors, such as guerilla groups and paramilitaries. These essays at the intersection of gender, religion, and peace studies will be of interest to a wide range of scholars and students who study conflict and hope for peace in South and Southeast Asia. Contributors: Monique Skidmore, Peter van der Veer, Veena Das, Betty Joseph, Yasmin Saikia, Patricia Lawrence, Alexandra Argenti-Pillen, Mangalika de Silva, Ingrid Jordt, and Benedicte Brac de la Perriere.