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Elleke Boehmer
Stories of women
Gender and narrative in the postcolonial nation

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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.

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Lingua Inglese ● Formato EPUB ● Pagine 256 ● ISBN 9781847792723 ● Casa editrice Manchester University Press ● Pubblicato 2013 ● Scaricabile 3 volte ● Moneta EUR ● ID 4634394 ● Protezione dalla copia Adobe DRM

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