The Indian Partition in Literature and Films by Rini Bhattacharya Mehta

The Indian Partition in Literature and Films by Rini Bhattacharya Mehta

This book presents an examination of fictional representations, in books and films, of the 1947 Partition that led to the creation of the sovereign nation-states of India and Pakistan.

Rini Bhattacharya Mehta is Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature and of Religion at the University of Illinois, USA. Mehta’s teaching interests cover both literature and cinema. Her edited volume Bollywood and Globalization was published in 2010; she is currently working on a monograph on Indian cinema. Her articles have been published in Comparative Studies in South Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, South Asian History and Culture, and Comparative American Studies.

Debali Mookerjea-Leonard is currently Associate Professor of English and World Literature at James Madison University in Virginia, USA. She is a member of the editorial board of Genders. Her recently completed book is titled The Paradox of Independence: Literature, Gender, and the Trauma of Partition. She has contributed to anthologies, and journals including the Journal of Commonwealth Literature, Feminist Review, and Social Text.

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ISBN 13	9780367322199
ISBN 10	0367322196
Title	The Indian Partition in Literature and Films
Author	Rini Bhattacharya Mehta
Series	Routledge Contemporary South Asia Series
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published	2019-05-14
Number of pages	204
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