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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Foreword . Veena Das ix
- Preface. “A Lot of History, a Severe History” xv
- Acknowledgments xxi
- Introduction. “The Looking-Glass Border” 1
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One
- ONE.“THE MONTH OF MOURNING AND THE LANGUID FLOODWATERS” 31
- TWO. “WE WOULD RATHER HAVE SHAAK (GREENS) THAN MURGI (CHICKEN) POLAO” 47
- THREE. “BRINGING OUT THE SNAKE” 67
- FOUR. “A MINE OF THIEVES” 91
- FIVE. “MY OWN IMAGINATION IN MY OWN BODY” 107
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Two
- SIX. “MINGLING IN SOCIETY” 129
- SEVEN. THE ABSENT PIECE OF SKIN 159
- EIGHT. IMAGING THE WAR HEROINE 177
- NINE. SUBJECTIVITIES OF WAR HEROINES 228
-
Three
- CONCLUSION. “THE TRUTH IS TOUGH” 251
- POSTSCRIPT. FROM 2001 UNTIL 2013 264
- Notes 277
- Glossary 291
- References 293
- Index 309
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Foreword . Veena Das ix
- Preface. “A Lot of History, a Severe History” xv
- Acknowledgments xxi
- Introduction. “The Looking-Glass Border” 1
-
One
- ONE.“THE MONTH OF MOURNING AND THE LANGUID FLOODWATERS” 31
- TWO. “WE WOULD RATHER HAVE SHAAK (GREENS) THAN MURGI (CHICKEN) POLAO” 47
- THREE. “BRINGING OUT THE SNAKE” 67
- FOUR. “A MINE OF THIEVES” 91
- FIVE. “MY OWN IMAGINATION IN MY OWN BODY” 107
-
Two
- SIX. “MINGLING IN SOCIETY” 129
- SEVEN. THE ABSENT PIECE OF SKIN 159
- EIGHT. IMAGING THE WAR HEROINE 177
- NINE. SUBJECTIVITIES OF WAR HEROINES 228
-
Three
- CONCLUSION. “THE TRUTH IS TOUGH” 251
- POSTSCRIPT. FROM 2001 UNTIL 2013 264
- Notes 277
- Glossary 291
- References 293
- Index 309
