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On the Outside Looking In(dian: Indian Women Writers at Home and Abroad
Contributor(s): Kafka, Phillipa (Author)

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 ISBN: 0820458120     ISBN-13: 9780820458120
Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi
OUR PRICE: $41.80  

Binding Type: Paperback
Published: October 2003
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
- History | Asia - General
- Foreign Language Study | English As A Second Language
Dewey: 820.992
LCCN: 2002021416
Physical Information: 224 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Asian
- Sex & Gender - Feminine
Features: Bibliography, Index
Review Citations: Choice 09/01/2004 pg. 97
 
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Publisher Description:
On the Outside Looking In(dian) analyzes works over the past century translated into or written in English by feminist Indian women writers such as Krupabai Satthianadhan, Rokeya Sakhewat Hossein, Maitreyi Devi, Kamala Das, Anita Desai, Bharati Mukherjee, and others. These writers condemn patriarchal customs and laws for depriving Indian women - of all castes and classes, as well as women of other cultures - of their basic human rights by sanctioning child marriage, sati, purdah, and the wearing of the burqa, while prohibiting widow remarriage, the expression of sexuality, and the pursuit of an education to promote self-sufficiency, and equal economic, political, and social status with men.
 
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