Anxious sexualities: Masculinity, nationalism and violence

British Journal of Politics and International Relations

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 257-269

  Anand, Dibyesh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

India; Nationalism; Political violence; Stereo types

Indexed keywords

ISLAMISM; NATIONAL IDENTITY; NATIONALISM; POLITICAL VIOLENCE; SEXUALITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; GUJARAT; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 34250379935     PISSN: 13691481     EISSN: 1467856X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-856X.2007.00282.x     Document Type: Article

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