Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Note on transliteration and spelling ix
4. Part one
5. 1. Learning gender, knowing english An Introduction 3
6. 2. ‘‘The prudent and cautious engrafting of english upon our female population’’ Pedagogy and Performativity 29
7. 3. ‘‘The language of the bedroom’’ Mimicry, Masculinity, and the Sexual Power of English 57
8. 4. ‘‘A new generation of hipless and breastless women . . . to the forefront in europe and america’’ Literature, Social Class, and the Wider World of English 83
9. Part two
10. 5. ‘‘I shall read pretty english stories to my mother and translate them into marathi for her’’ Widowhood, Virtue, and the Secularization of Caste 117
11. 6. ‘‘Why had i ever begun to learn english?’’ Desire, Labor, and the Transregional Orientation of Caste 137
12. 7. Dosebai jessawalla and the ‘‘march of advancement in the face of obloquy’’ 157
13. 8. Epilogue: ‘‘i am an indian. i have no language’’ Parvatibai Athavale and the Limits to English 175
14. Salaams 191
15. Notes 195
16. Bibliography 245
17. Index 267