Of Captivity and Resistance
Author | : Sharmila Purkayastha |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 338 |
Release | : 2023-08-31 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781009392754 |
ISBN-13 | : 1009392751 |
Rating | : 4/5 (751 Downloads) |
Download or read book Of Captivity and Resistance written by Sharmila Purkayastha and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2023-08-31 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An intervention in the field of dissenting writings by women political detainees in India in the 1970s, and it straddles three interlinked areas: politics, prison and writing. It focuses on writings arising out of Bengal's Naxalite movement (1967–1975) and from the pan-Indian period of Emergency (1975–1977).