Cassell 1996 Hardcover Good Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Cassell, Date: 1996. Hardcover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Slight shelfwear to cover, otherwise as new. 1996. Cassell ISBN 0304334510 9780304334513 [GB]

ISBN10: 0304334510, ISBN13: 9780304334513, [publisher: Continuum International Publishing] Hardcover
[Darmstadt, Germany] [Publication Year: 1996]

ISBN10: 0304334510, ISBN13: 9780304334513, [publisher: UNKNO] Hardcover The product of many years of research, this unique book presents fascinating perspectives on contemporary lesbian life in India and unravels some of the history of lesbian desire from centuries past.Through detailed examination of mythology, cosmology, ancient art and artefacts and her exegesis of ancient Sanskrit texts, the author constructs a tapestry of feminine kinship, genealogy and sexual or erotic bonding between women (sakhiyani) in ancient India. Thadani goes on to offer an historical perspective on the effect of colonialization upon lesbian identities in India, showing how women were viewed by Western imperialists either as soft victims or as sexually dangerous, possessing an overgrown clitoris and in need of heterosexual domestication.The second half of the book focuses on contemporary lesbian realities and issues, including lesbian marriages, suicide pacts, forging lesbian space, lesbian human rights, lesbophobia, sexual exile and the different constructions of gender, family and possible kinship alliances.
[Houston, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1996]

UNKNO 1996 hardcover Good Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.