{"product_id":"muscular-nationalism-gender-violence-and-empire-in-india-and-ireland-1914-2004","title":"Muscular Nationalism","description":"\u003cp\u003eA particular dark triumph of modern nationalism has been its\u003cbr\u003e\nability to persuade citizens to sacrifice their lives for a political vision\u003cbr\u003e\nforged by emotional ties to a common identity. Both men and women can respond to nationalistic calls to fight that\u003cbr\u003e\nportray muscular warriors defending their nation against an easily recognizable\u003cbr\u003e\nenemy. This “us versus them” mentality can be seen in sectarian violence\u003cbr\u003e\nbetween Hindus and Muslims, Tamils and Sinhalas, Serbs and Kosovars, and\u003cbr\u003e\nProtestants and Catholics. In Muscular\u003cbr\u003e\nNationalism, Sikata Banerjee takes a comparative look at India\u003cbr\u003e\nand Ireland and\u003cbr\u003e\nthe relationship among gender, violence, and nationalism. Exploring key texts\u003cbr\u003e\nand events from 1914-2004, Banerjee explores how women negotiate “muscular\u003cbr\u003e\nnationalisms” as they seek to be recognized as legitimate nationalists and\u003cbr\u003e\nequal stakeholders in their national struggles. \u003cbr\u003e\nBanerjee argues that the gendered manner in which dominant\u003cbr\u003e\nnationalism has been imagined in most states in the world has had important\u003cbr\u003e\nimplications for women’s lived experiences. Drawing on a specific intersection of gender and nationalism, she\u003cbr\u003e\ndiscusses the manner in which women negotiate a political and social terrain\u003cbr\u003e\ninfused with a masculinized dream of nation-building. India and Ireland—two states shaped by the\u003cbr\u003e\nlegacy of British imperialism and forced to deal with modern political\/social\u003cbr\u003e\nconflict centering on competing nationalisms—provide two provocative case\u003cbr\u003e\nstudies that illuminate the complex interaction between gender and nation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54008911692120,"sku":null,"price":55.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780814789766__67c1fa7b075bc_639ce457-46cd-41f6-9337-4a883249368c.jpg?v=1741160406","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/muscular-nationalism-gender-violence-and-empire-in-india-and-ireland-1914-2004","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}