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Asian American women's popular literature : feminizing genres and neoliberal belonging /

Popular genre fiction written by Asian American women and featuring Asian American characters gained a market presence in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. These "crossover" books-mother-daughter narratives, chick lit, detective fiction, and food writing-attempt to bridg...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Thoma, Pamela S. (Pamela Sue), 1961-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2014.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Popular genre fiction written by Asian American women and featuring Asian American characters gained a market presence in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. These "crossover" books-mother-daughter narratives, chick lit, detective fiction, and food writing-attempt to bridge ethnic audiences and a broader reading public. In Asian American Women's Popular Literature, Pamela Thoma considers how these books both depict contemporary American-ness and contribute critically to public dialogue about national belonging. Novels such as Michelle Yu and B
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781439910207
1439910200