Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

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

Index