Stories of women: gender and narrative in the postcolonial nation
Auteur :
Boehmer, Elleke
Éditeur :
Manchester University Press
ISBN :
9780719068799
Date de publication :
1 juin 2009
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 x 1,3 cm
Poids :
358 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Why is the nation in a postcolonial world so often seen as a motherland? Stories of women is a pathbreaking study of the perenially fascinating relationship between foundational fictions of the nation and gendered images. The book focuses critically on postcolonial spaces ranging from West Africa to India. -- .