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Women and the Contested State: Religion, Violence, and Agency in South and Southeast Asia (From the Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace ... ... on Religion, Conflict, and Peacebuilding) (1st Edition) by Monique Skidmore (Editor), Patricia Lawrence (Editor), Veena Das, Betty Joseph, Yasmin Saikia, Alexandra Argenti-Pillen, Mangalika De Silva, Program In Conflict, And Peacebuilding Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2007 ISBN-10: 0-268-04126-1 / 0268041261 ISBN-13: 978-0-268-04126-7 / 9780268041267 Throughout South and Southeast Asia, groups battle over definitions of identity—in direction and character—for their state, a struggle complicated by the legacy of colonialism. The contributors to this volume explore the intricate, dynamic relationships that pertain between women's agency and the st |