An edition of Harem in the harem
(2009)
Harem in the harem
domestic narratives in India and Algeria
by Mohanalakshmi Rajakumar
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Harem in the harem: domestic narratives in India and Algeria
2009, Peter Lang
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Table of Contents
Introduction. Muslim women in colonial India : the importance of the proper housewife
The Algerian resistance : non-combat women within the family fold
The partition of India : women's bodies embody men's honor
Multiple narratives in short fiction
When real life and fiction converge
Alternative domesticity in the South Asian Muslim zenna : 'I am a realist'. The sister-in-law and her husband's family : ' ... the complete housewife'
Discovering homoerotic desire in the household of 'The quilt'
Conclusion
'Severed sound' : the emotional sister in Assia Dejbar's Women of Algiers in their apartments. Returning home in post-revolutionary Algeria : the absorbed female fighter
Family politics in post-revolutionary Algeria : the absorbed widow
Conclusion
Between women and their bodies : male perspectives of female partition experiences. Abducted female during partition : historical fact and literary figure
Caught between the communal and the familial : 'his only sister, his treasure'
Conclusion
Thematic intersections.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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