| Transnationalism and the Asian American Heroine: Essays on Literature, Film, Myth and Media Contributor(s): Dong, Lan (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0786446323 ISBN-13: 9780786446322 Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc. OUR PRICE: $29.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Asian American Studies - Social Science | Popular Culture - Social Science | Women's Studies |
| Dewey: 813.540 |
| LCCN: 2010037322 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.75 lbs) 239 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This collection examines transnational Asian American women characters in various fictional narratives. It analyzes how certain heroines who are culturally rooted in Asian regions have been transformed and re-imagined in America, playing significant roles in Asian American literary studies as well as community life. The interdisciplinary essays display refreshing perspectives in Asian American literary studies and transnational feminism from four continents. |