Deb, Basuli, 1970-

Transnational feminist perspectives on terror in literature and culture [electronic resource] / Basuli Deb. - New York : Routledge, 2015. - 1 online resource (xix, 231 p.) - Routledge interdisciplinary perspectives on literature ; 36 .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : Gendering the politics of terror -- 1. The US war on terror : queerness, imperial women, and their "sister" outsiders -- 2. Zionist settler colonialism in Palestine/Israel : gendering refugee narratives of terrorism -- 3. Counterinsurgency terror in Guatemala : an indigenous woman's testimonials -- 4. Caste violence in India and its British heritage : writing Dalit women's terrorized lives -- 5. French colonial dictatorships and postcolonial Algeria : horror stories by women -- 6. Inheriting terror : South African women, post-apartheid fictions, and queer politics -- Conclusion.

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Feminist theory.
International relations and terrorism.
Minorities--Violence against.
Political violence.
Terrorism in literature.
Terrorism in mass media.
Terrorism.
Women and war.
Women--Violence against.