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Author:

Yasmin Hussain, 1970-

Title:

Moving on up : South Asian women and higher education / Yasmin Hussain and Paul Bagguley.

Publisher:

Trentham Books,

Copyright Date:

2007

Description:

viii, 154 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Women--Social aspects--Social aspects--Great Britain.
South Asians--Social aspects--Social aspects--Great Britain.
Women--Great Britain--Social conditions--21st century.
South Asians--Great Britain--Social conditions--21st century.

Other Authors:

Bagguley, Paul.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-152) and index.

Contents:

The context -- Conceptualising South Asian women and HE -- Identities : ethnicity, Britishness and religion -- Deciding to go to university -- Negotiating university : plans for marriage and studying at home -- Financial strategies for funding a degree : the moral economies of family support -- Racism, Islamophobia and experiences of university -- Conclusion.

ISBN:

1858563496 (pbk.)
9781858563497 (pbk.)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)144522599

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)