Gender, Nationalism, and Genocide in Bangladesh

Name: Gender, Nationalism, and Genocide in Bangladesh
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

The 1971 genocide in Bangladesh took place as a result of the region\u2019s long history of colonization, the 1947 partition of the Indian subcontinent into largely Muslim Pakistan and Hindu India, and the continuation of ethnic and religious politics in Pakistan, specifically the political suppression of the Bengali people of East Pakistan. The violence endured by women during the 1971 genocide is repeated in the writing of national history. The secondary position that women occupy within nationalism is mirrored in the nationalist narratives of history.