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Author:

Srikanth, Rajini.

Title:

The world next door : South Asian American literature and the idea of America / Rajini Srikanth.

Publisher:

Temple University Press,

Copyright Date:

c2004

Description:

viii, 296 p. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

American literature--History and criticism.--History and criticism.
Canadian literature--History and criticism.--History and criticism.
South Asians--Canada--Intellectual life.
South Asian Americans--Intellectual life.
Emigration and immigration in literature.
South Asians in literature.
Immigrants in literature.
Minorities in literature.
North America--Intellectual life.
America--In literature.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-287) and index.

Contents:

Transnational homepages: safety in multiple addresses -- Desire, gender, and sexuality -- Writing what you're not: limits and possibilities of the insider imperative -- Trust and betrayal in the idea of America.

Series:

Asian American history and culture

ISBN:

9781592130818 (pbk. : alk. paper)
159213081X (pbk. : alk. paper)
9781592130801 (cloth : alk. paper)
1592130801 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)54046534

LCCN:

2003070260

Locations:

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

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

UVAX975 -- Western Iowa Tech Library (Sioux City)