Böcker av Jyoti Puri

In Sexual States Jyoti Puri uses the example of the recent efforts to decriminalize homosexuality in India to show how the regulation of sexuality is fundamentally tied to the creation and enduring existence of the Indian state.

Offers an introduction to the diverse meanings of nationalism and its most important aspects. This title addresses the rise of nationalism in the US post-September 11. It brings together 'culturalist' and state-centered approaches to nationalism. It contains useful examples to illustrate key aspects of nationalism.

This groundbreaking ethnographic study based on fifty-four middle- and upper-class Indian women of connects important issues of class and nationhood to the emerging sense of female identity in India.