Feminism and Contemporary Indian Women's Writing

1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-230-39639-5
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan

Buch, Englisch, 200 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm

This book is a comparative and developmental study of the expression of feminist concerns in the novels of Kamala Markandaya, Nayantara Sahgal, Anita Desai, and Shashi Deshpande, among the best known and most prolific Indian novelists writing in English, who have been self-consciously engaged with women's issues during the postcolonial era.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jackson, E.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction Women, Cultural Identity, and Social Class Marriage and Sexuality Motherhood and Other Work Women's Role in Maintaining and/or Resisting Patriarchy Form and Narrative Strategy Conclusion References Bibliography Index