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UNINA9910140773703321 |
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Autore |
Roy Rituparna |
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Titolo |
South Asian partition fiction in English [[electronic resource] ] : from Khushwant Singh to Amitav Ghosh / / Rituparna Roy |
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Amsterdam, : Amsterdam University Press, 2010 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (179 p.) |
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Collana |
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IIAS publications series. Monographs ; ; 4 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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South Asian fiction (English) - History and criticism |
India History Partition, 1947 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Partition: The Holocaust; 2. Women during the Partition: Victim and agent; 3. The making of a nation: Religion or language?; 4. Imagined communities: Questioning the border; Conclusion; Glossary; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Explores a significant cross-section of South Asian fiction in English written on the theme of Partition from the mid-1950's to the late 1980's |
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