National identities in Pakistan : the 1971 war in contemporary Pakistani fiction /
Cilano, Cara.
National identities in Pakistan : the 1971 war in contemporary Pakistani fiction / Cara Cilano. - London ; New York : Routledge, 2011. - xi, 149 p. ; 24 cm.
1. Introduction: the "deep wounds" of nations -- 2. "It is impossible to assess precisely where the truth lies": the diffusion of authority in The Report of the Hamoodur Rehman Commission -- 3. "Freeing the outlook of man from its geographical limitations": nationalism, history, and literature in Pakistan -- 4. Domestic violence: at home in the nation -- 5. Eternally displaced persons: inside the borders, outside the nation -- 6. Unfinished business: designs against the nation -- 7. Distant reflections, distinct refractions: diaspora and the nation -- 8. Coda: neighborhood watch: the 1971 Pakistani war in English-language fictions from Bangladesh and the Indian diaspora.
9780415779586 (hardback) 0415779588 (hardback) 9780203865385 (ebook) 0203865383 (ebook)
Pakistani literature--History and criticism.
India-Pakistan Conflict, 1971--Literature and the war.
Nationalism in literature.
820.995491 / CIL/N
National identities in Pakistan : the 1971 war in contemporary Pakistani fiction / Cara Cilano. - London ; New York : Routledge, 2011. - xi, 149 p. ; 24 cm.
1. Introduction: the "deep wounds" of nations -- 2. "It is impossible to assess precisely where the truth lies": the diffusion of authority in The Report of the Hamoodur Rehman Commission -- 3. "Freeing the outlook of man from its geographical limitations": nationalism, history, and literature in Pakistan -- 4. Domestic violence: at home in the nation -- 5. Eternally displaced persons: inside the borders, outside the nation -- 6. Unfinished business: designs against the nation -- 7. Distant reflections, distinct refractions: diaspora and the nation -- 8. Coda: neighborhood watch: the 1971 Pakistani war in English-language fictions from Bangladesh and the Indian diaspora.
9780415779586 (hardback) 0415779588 (hardback) 9780203865385 (ebook) 0203865383 (ebook)
Pakistani literature--History and criticism.
India-Pakistan Conflict, 1971--Literature and the war.
Nationalism in literature.
820.995491 / CIL/N