The Frail Hero and Virile History: Gender and the Politics of Culture in Colonial Bengal

by Indira Chowdhury

Demonstrating the centrality of gender in the formation of a national identity, Indira Chowdhury opens up fresh ways to scrutinize the links between nationalism and Indian modernity, examining how indigenous cultural forms are constructed for a modern political identity.

193 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1998