Politics of the female body : postcolonial women writers of the Third World /

Is it possible to simultaneously belong to and be exiled from a community? Arguing that it is possible, the author uncovers the ways that the female body becomes a site of both oppression and resistance. She reveals common political and feminist alliances across geographic boundaries.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Katrak, Ketu H.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2006.
Temas:
Commonwealth
Commonwealth literature (English) > Women authors > History and criticism.
Women > Commonwealth countries > Intellectual life.
Women > Developing countries > Intellectual life.
Feminism and literature > Commonwealth countries.
Feminism and literature > Developing countries.
Women and literature > Commonwealth countries.
Women and literature > Developing countries.
Postcolonialism in literature.
Human body in literature.
Women in literature.
Commonwealth literature (English) > History and criticism.
Littérature du Commonwealth (anglaise) > Histoire et critique.
Écrits de femme anglais du Commonwealth > Histoire et critique.
Femmes > Pays du Commonwealth > Vie intellectuelle.
Femmes > Pays en voie de développement > Vie intellectuelle.
Féminisme et littérature > Pays du Commonwealth.
Féminisme et littérature > Pays en voie de développement.
Femmes et littérature > Pays du Commonwealth.
Femmes et littérature > Pays en voie de développement.
Postcolonialisme dans la littérature.
Corps humain dans la littérature.
Femmes dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Women's Studies.
Commonwealth literature (English)
Commonwealth literature (English) > Women authors
Feminism and literature
Human body in literature
Postcolonialism in literature
Women and literature
Women in literature
Women > Intellectual life
Körper > Motiv
Postkolonialismus
Frau > Motiv
Postkoloniale Literatur
Frauenliteratur
Commonwealth countries
Developing countries
Englisch.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Is it possible to simultaneously belong to and be exiled from a community? Arguing that it is possible, the author uncovers the ways that the female body becomes a site of both oppression and resistance. She reveals common political and feminist alliances across geographic boundaries.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxix, 291 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-277) and index.
ISBN:0813539307
9780813539300
9780813537146
0813537142
9780813537153
0813537150

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