Fashion, Dress and Identity in South Asian Diaspora Narratives From the Eighteenth Century to Monica Ali /

This book is the first book-length study to explore the sartorial politics of identity in the literature of the South Asian diaspora in Britain. Using fashion and dress as the main focus of analysis, and linking them with a myriad of identity concerns, the book takes the reader on a journey from the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pereira-Ares, Noemí (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2018.
Edition:1st ed. 2018.
Subjects:
Literature .
Literature, Modern-20th century.
Oriental literature.
British literature.
Fiction.
ISBN:9783319613970
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. 'Our Eastern costume created a sensation'
  • 3. The 'Sartorially Undesirable "Other"'
  • 4. 'It was stylish and "in" to be eastern'?
  • 5. 'Chanel designing catwalk Indian suits'
  • 6. 'She had her hijab pulled off'
  • 7. A Sartorial Afterword.

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