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1 online resource |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
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text file |
| Summary |
This volume is dedicated to studying issues of visual representation in a postcolonial context. It explores the significance of book covers, forces of marketing, politics of identity, issues of representation, and the impact of globalization on New India. It case studies contemporary Indian women's writings in English; through analyzing themes of book cover images released by Western publishing houses as well as Indian ones, the question of how the Indian woman is represented is at the heart of this enquiry. This volume considers the roles and strategies of the publishing industry, the changing meanings and designs of book jackets, the branding of authors, positions Indian women writers in the marketplace as well as in the literary context, and considers reader reception and consumption practices. An interdisciplinary study, this book will be of interest to those following the developments of New India as well as those interested in the continual 'seeing' of India through Western lenses. |
| Contents |
1. Contextualising book covers and their changing roles; Lisa Lau -- 2. Positioning Indian Women's Writing in English (IWWE); Lisa Lau -- 3. The Mediated Woman on Indian Women's Writing book covers; Lisa Lau -- 4. The Post-millennial Indian Woman on the book covers of Kala's "Almost Single" and Gokhale's "Priya"; Emma Dawson Varughese -- 5. Conclusions; Emma Dawson Varughese. |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Book covers -- India.
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Book covers. |
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India. |
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Indic literature (English) -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
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| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Indic literature (English) -- 21st century -- History and criticism.
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| Chronological Term |
21st century |
| Subject |
Indic literature (English) |
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- General. |
| Chronological Term |
1900-2099 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Added Author |
Dawson Varughese, E., author.
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| ISBN |
9781137474223 (electronic book) |
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113747422X (electronic book) |
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9781349501519 (print) |
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