Bridges, borders and bodies : transgressive transculturality in contemporary South Asian diasporic women's novels / / by Christine F. Vogt-William
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| Autore: |
Vogt-William Christine F.
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| Titolo: |
Bridges, borders and bodies : transgressive transculturality in contemporary South Asian diasporic women's novels / / by Christine F. Vogt-William
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| Pubblicazione: | Newcastle upon Tyne, England : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , 2014 |
| ©2014 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (299 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 820.9954 |
| Soggetto topico: | South Asian literature (English) - Women authors - History and criticism |
| South Asian diaspora in literature - History | |
| English fiction - South Asian authors - History and criticism | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Nota di contenuto: | TABLE OF CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CONCLUSION; BIBLIOGRAPHY; NOTES |
| Sommario/riassunto: | South Asian diasporas can be considered transcultural legacies of colonialism, while constituting transcultural forms of postcolonial reality in today's globalised world. The main focus of investigation here is South Asian women's fiction, where diverse forms of identity negotiation undertaken by the protagonists in a number of contemporary novels (from the 1990's to the early 2000's) are read as transgressions. The themes of early gendered experiences of South Asian indentured labour migration |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Bridges, borders and bodies |
| ISBN: | 1-4438-6843-4 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Finlandese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910459878503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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