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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 w...

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Main Author: Jackson, Elizabeth (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Subjects:
Literature.
Asian History.
Feminism.
Gender Studies.
Modern History.
Postcolonial/World Literature.
Twentieth-Century Literature.
Feminist theory.
Gender expression.
Gender identity.
History, Modern.
Literature, Modern > 20th century.
Sex (Psychology)
Sociology.
Asia > History.
Electronic books.
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Summary: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.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (IX, 200 pages)
ISBN:9780230275096
DOI:10.1057/9780230275096