Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ485793
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1993
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The Doors to Home and History: Post-Colonial Identities in Meena Alexander and Bharati Mukherjee.
Dave, Shilpa
Amerasia Journal, v19 n3 p103-13 1993
Examines postcolonial inquiry and studies of identity in Asians of Indian descent, focusing on the works of Meena Alexander and Bharati Mukherjee. Their commentaries on India and immigrant cultures are constantly influenced by a history dependent on Western tradition, although both authors resist the stereotypical definitions imposed by the West. (SLD)
Descriptors: Authors, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Definitions, Foreign Countries, History, Immigrants, Stereotypes, Traditionalism
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: India
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