Writing diaspora

South Asian women, culture, and ethnicity

by Yasmin Hussain.

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Published 2005 by Ashgate in Aldershot, Hants, England, Burlington, VT .
Written in English

Places:

Southeast Asia,
Great Britain,
Great Britain.

Subjects:

English literature -- South Asian authors -- History and criticism.,
English literature -- Women authors -- History and criticism.,
South Asians -- Great Britain -- Intellectual life.,
Motion pictures -- Great Britain -- History.,
Women -- Great Britain -- Intellectual life.,
Emigration and immigration in literature.,
Women and literature -- Great Britain.,
South Asians in literature.,
South Asians in mass media.,
Immigrants in literature.,
Ethnicity in literature.,
Southeast Asia -- In literature.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [135]-141) and index.

Classifications
Statement	by Yasmin Hussain.
Series	Studies in migration and diaspora
LC Classifications	PR129.A785 Y37 2005
The Physical Object
Pagination	148 p. ;
Number of Pages	148
ID Numbers
Open Library	OL3396536M
ISBN 10	0754641139
LC Control Number	2005008912

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