Dreams, questions, struggles [[electronic resource] ] : South Asian women in Britain / / Amrit Wilson

• Autore: Wilson Amrit <1941->
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; Ann Arbor, MI, : Pluto, 2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (208 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.488914041
• Soggetto topico: Asians - Great Britain - Social conditions; Women - Great Britain - Social conditions
• Soggetto geografico: Great Britain Ethnic relations
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-183) and index.
• Sommario/riassunto: From 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Dreams, questions, struggles
• ISBN: 1-84964-132-3; 1-281-72517-X; 9786611725174; 1-4356-6104-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910454472803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II