Nayanika Mookherjee: 1 book
The Spectral Wound
Sexual Violence, Public Memories, and the Bangladesh War of 1971
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2015
Following the 1971 Bangladesh War, the Bangladesh government publicly designated the thousands of women raped by the Pakistani military and their local collaborators as birangonas, ("brave women”). Nayanika Mookherjee demonstrates that while this celebration of birangonas as heroes keeps them...
