Transnationalism Reversed

Elora Halim Chowdhury is Associate Professor of Women's Studies at the University of Massachusetts Boston.

• AcknowledgmentsPrologueIntroduction1. Feminist Negotiations: Contesting Narratives of the Campaign Against Acid Violence in Bangladesh2. Local Realities of Acid Violence in Bangladesh3. From Dhaka to Cincinnati: Charting Transnational Narratives of Trauma, Victimization, and Survival4. Feminism and Its Other: Representing the "New Woman" of Bangladesh5. Transnational Challenges: Engaging Religion, Development, and Women’s Organizing in BangladeshConclusionNotesWorks CitedBibliographyIndex

"The book has deservedly garnered high praise since its publication … an excellent and accessible teaching resource." — hypatia"This book promises much and in my view, it delivers … The book is well written and well argued, and balances theory with real cases and historical circumstances … it is one of the best monographs on feminist transnational praxis I have recently read." — Tonia St. Germain, H-Net Reviews (H-Genocide)"…a thoughtful, engaging, and sharp analysis … While Elora Chowdhury draws on and contributes to a feminist scholarship that privileges accountability and solidarity in understanding women's struggles through their own experiences, she distinguishes herself by her treatment of sensitive subject matter, self-reflexivity on insider/outsider ethnography, and the ability to be critical of, yet respectful to those whose narratives she relates … It is a welcome addition to gender studies, feminist ethnography, development studies, and transnational feminist studies." — Gender and Development"This book is an outstanding exploration of the complexities and contradictions of women, gender justice, and feminist organizing in the global South—and of the ways in which these initiatives and campaigns enter the discourse of 'transnational feminism.'" — Piya Chatterjee, author of A Time for Tea: Women, Labor, and Post/Colonial Politics on an Indian Plantation"This groundbreaking book will become an indispensable reference point for anyone thinking about transnational feminist practice, NGOs, and gender violence. Chowdhury's careful analysis of local and transnational campaigns against acid violence in Bangladesh is sharp and eye-opening. Scrupulously sensitive to the agency and experiences of actual women 'victims,' Chowdhury offers a compelling critique of the ways violence against women gets appropriated in international politics." — Lila Abu-Lughod, author of Veiled Sentiments: Honor and Poetry in a Bedouin Society