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UNINA9910826156703321 |
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Titolo |
New cosmopolitanisms : South Asians in the US / / edited by Gita Rajan & Shailja Sharma |
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Stanford, Calif., : Stanford University Press, 2006 |
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ISBN |
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0-8047-6784-X |
1-4294-1602-5 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xii, 169 p.) |
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Collana |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Gita Rajan <1952-> |
SharmaShailja |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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South Asian Americans - Social conditions |
South Asian Americans - Social life and customs |
South Asian Americans - Ethnic identity |
Cosmopolitanism - United States |
Globalization - Social aspects - United States |
United States Ethnic relations |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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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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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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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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New cosmopolitanisms : South Asians in the United States at the turn of the 21st century / Gita Rajan & Shailja Sharma -- The Pakistani diaspora in North America / Iftikhar Dadi -- Identity & visibility : reflections on museum displays of South Asian art / Vidya Dehejia -- South Asian religions in the US : new contexts and configurations / Karen Leonard -- Bollywood abroad : South Asian diasporic cosmopolitanism and Indian cinema / Jigna Desai -- The psychological cost of new cosmopolitanism : eating disorders in the context of globalization / Dana S. Iyer and Nick Haslam -- Theorizing recognition : South Asian authors in a global milieu / Gita Rajan and Shailja Sharma. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Offers an in-depth look at the ways in which technology, travel and globalization have altered traditional patterns of immigration for South Asians who live and work in the United States. This book explains how their popular cultural practices and aesthetic desires are fulfilled. |
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