Sexual Violence in History: A Bibliography

compiled by Stefan Blaschke

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Introduction

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Alphabetical Index

+ Author Index

+ Speaker Index


Chronological Index

+ Ancient History

+ Medieval History

+ Modern History


Geographical Index

+ African History

+ American History

+ Asian History

+ European History

+ Oceanian History


Topical Index

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+ Types

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+ Victims

+ Society

+ Research

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Start: Topical Index: Representations: Literary Texts: 20th Century:

Representations: Literary Texts:
BHISHAM SAHNI

G e n e r a l   I n f o r m a t i o n

»Bhisham Sahni (8 August 1915 – 11 July 2003) was an Indian writer, playwright in Hindi and an actor, most famous for his novel Tamas ("Darkness"/'Ignorance") and the television screenplay adaptation of the same name, a powerful and passionate account of the partition of India.« (Extract from: Wikipedia)


Tamas

I n f o r m a t i o n

»Bhisham Sahni's epic work Tamas (Darkness/Ignorance 1974) is a novel based on the riots of 1947 partition of India which he witnessed at Rawalpindi. Tamas portrays the horrors of senseless communal politics of violence and hatred; and the tragic aftermath – death, destruction, forced migration and the partition of a country.« (Extract from: Wikipedia)


K e y w o r d s

I. Chronological Index: Modern History: 20th Century

II. Geographical Index: Asian History: Indian History, Pakistani History

III: Topical Index: Cases: Real Incidents: Partition of India | Types: General: Rape


B i b l i o g r a p h y

I. Author Index

[Info] Choudhry, Monika, et al. »Violence Against Women In Four Seminal Narratives During The Partition Of India.« International Refereed Journal of Reviews and Research 13 (2025): 27-37.

II. Speaker Index

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