Recipes and Songs : An Analysis of Cultural Practices from South Asia

This book presents a systematic approach to the literary analysis of cultural practices. Based on a postcolonial framework of diaspora, the book utilizes literary theory to investigate cultural phenomena such as food preparation and song. Razia Parveen explores various diverse themes, including the...

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Main Author Parveen, Razia (Author)
Corporate Author SpringerLink (Online service)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
SeriesPalgrave Studies in Literary Anthropology
Subjects
Social sciences.
Ethnology > Asia.
Ethnology > Europe.
Ethnology.
Sociology.
Religion and culture.
Sex (Psychology).
Gender expression.
Gender identity.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9783319502465
DOI10.1007/978-3-319-50246-5
Physical DescriptionXIX, 231 p. 4 illus., 3 illus. in color. online resource.

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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Methodology
  • 3. Mapping the Matrilineal
  • 4. The Dynamics of Nostalgia in the Construction of Diasporic Identity
  • 5. Space, Time, and Female Empowerment in Diaspora
  • 6. Conclusion. .

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