LEADER 03263nam 2200613Ia 450 001 9910816461203321 005 20240417022139.0 010 $a1-84964-132-3 010 $a1-281-72517-X 010 $a9786611725174 010 $a1-4356-6104-4 035 $a(CKB)1000000000533536 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH22933428 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000141389 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11911816 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000141389 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10090484 035 $a(PQKB)11243042 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3386586 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3386586 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10578940 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL172517 035 $a(OCoLC)666931915 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000533536 100 $a20050630d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aDreams, questions, struggles$b[electronic resource] $eSouth Asian women in Britain /$fAmrit Wilson 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aLondon ;$aAnn Arbor, MI $cPluto$d2006 215 $a1 online resource (208 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-7453-1847-9 311 $a0-7453-1848-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 177-183) and index. 327 $aIntro -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 The New 'Good Woman': Reconstructing Patriarchal Control -- 2 A Thing of Beauty and a Boy Forever - Changing Masculinities -- 3 'Mercy and Wisdom of a Government'? Race, Culture and Immigration Control -- 4 Making a Spectacle of Oneself - South Asian Weddings in Britain -- 5 Psychiatry, Violence and Mental Distress -- 6 Contesting (mis)Representations -- 7 Still Fighting for Justice - Low-paid Workers in a Global Market -- 8 Dreams, Questions and Struggles - Reflections on a Movement -- Notes -- References -- Index. 330 8 $aFrom schoolgirls to matriarchs, single mothers to extended families, and businesswomen to factory workers, the experience of Asian women in Britain today is polarised by class and religion. This book explores the lives and struggles of two generations of British Asian women to present a political account of their experiences: personal and public, individual and collective, their struggles take on power structures within the family, the community and, on occasion, the British state. Combining their personal testimony within a theoretical framework, Amrit Wilson locates their experiences in the wider context of global and regional politics. She examines what impact the feminist movement has had on their lives, and explores issues such as domestic violence, Asian marriages, representations of Asian women, mental disturbance and suicide. 606 $aAsians$zGreat Britain$xSocial conditions 606 $aWomen$zGreat Britain$xSocial conditions 607 $aGreat Britain$xEthnic relations 615 0$aAsians$xSocial conditions. 615 0$aWomen$xSocial conditions. 676 $a305.488914041 700 $aWilson$b Amrit$f1941-$0660162 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910816461203321 996 $aDreams, questions, struggles$93996197 997 $aUNINA