The gendered nation : contemporary writings from South Asia /

While postcolonial creative writing in English has come of age in South Asia, scholarly examination of this rich body of writing has remained largely confined to the narrow domain of literary criticism. This unusual and well-written book instead foregrounds issues relating to identity, nationalism a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Silva, Neluka
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, 2004.
Temas:
South Asian literature (English) > History and criticism.
Nationalism in literature.
Nationalism > South Asia.
Gender identity in literature.
Gender identity > South Asia.
Littérature sud-asiatique (anglaise) > Histoire et critique.
Nationalisme dans la littérature.
Nationalisme > Asie méridionale.
Identité de genre dans la littérature.
Identité sexuelle > Asie méridionale.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Gender identity.
Nationalism.
South Asian literature (English)
Literatur
Nationalismus > Motiv
Sekseverschillen.
Nationalisme.
Letterkunde.
Geschlechterbeziehung (Motiv)
South Asia.
Südasien
Englisch.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 'India is Indira': Fictionalising Indira Gandhi's Politics, the Emergency and Nationalism; 'Gendering' the Nation: Literary Representations of Contemporary Sri Lankan Politics; The Politics of Liberation: Resistance and After in Literary Texts of Bangladesh; Islam, Politics and Marginal Groups: Representation of Zia-ul-Haq's Regime in Literature; Conclusion; References and Select Bibliography; Index; About the Author.

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