Gender and Criminality in Bangla Crime Narratives

Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries

AvShampa Roy

Inbunden, Engelska, 2017

Del i serien Palgrave Advances in Criminology and Criminal Justice in Asia

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Beskrivning

This book examines diverse literary writings in Bangla related to crime in late nineteenth and early twentieth century colonial Bengal, with a timely focus on gender.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2017-05-30
Mått:148 x 210 x 19 mm
Vikt:453 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Palgrave Advances in Criminology and Criminal Justice in Asia
Antal sidor:247
Upplaga:17001
Förlag:Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:9781137515971

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Mer om författaren

Dr. Shampa Roy is an Associate Professor in the Department of English at Miranda House, University of Delhi, India. Roy has published on varied subjects ranging from the problems of postcolonial pedagogy to Victorian memsahibs’ writings. Her recent research interests focus on nineteenth century Bangla writings and crime fictions.

Innehållsförteckning

1. Plotting Crimes: Early Crime Writings in Bangla and their Contexts.- 2. Bleak Houses: Domestic Dystopias and Crimes in Bankim’s Bishbrikhha and Krishnakanta’s Will.- 3. Wanton Wives and Widows: Investigating Female Bodies in the Daroga Accounts of Priyanath Mukhopadhyay.- 4. Deviant by Design: Female Criminals in the Daroga Accounts of Priyanath Mukhopadhyay.- 5. Detection and Desire: Male Goyendas and their Female Bette-Noirs in the Early Bangla Detective Novels