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1 online resource |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Asian American women's popular literature -- Neoliberalism, and cultural citizenship -- Asian American mother-daughter narrative and the neoliberal American dream of transformative femininity -- Romancing the self and negotiating post feminist consumer citizenship in Asian American women's labor lit -- Neoliberal detective work: Uncovering cosmopolitan corruption in the new economy -- Food writing and transnational belonging in global consumer culture -- Conclusion: Crossing over and going public. |
| Summary |
Popular genre fiction written by Asian American women and featuring Asian American characters gained a market presence in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. These "crossover" books-mother-daughter narratives, chick lit, detective fiction, and food writing-attempt to bridge ethnic audiences and a broader reading public. In Asian American Women's Popular Literature, Pamela Thoma considers how these books both depict contemporary American-ness and contribute critically to public dialogue about national belonging. Novels such as Michelle Yu and B |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
American literature -- Asian American authors -- History and criticism.
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American literature -- Asian American authors. |
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American literature -- Women authors -- History and criticism.
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American literature -- Women authors. |
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Asian American women -- Intellectual life.
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Asian American women -- Intellectual life. |
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Asian American women. |
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Women and literature -- United States.
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United States. |
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Asian American women in literature.
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Women and literature. |
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- American -- General. |
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Asian American women in literature. |
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- General. |
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Thoma, Pamela S. (Pamela Sue), 1961- Asian American women's popular literature 9781439910184 (DLC) 2013016619 (OCoLC)843454858 |
| ISBN |
9781439910207 (electronic book) |
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1439910200 (electronic book) |
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9781439910184 |
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1439910189 |
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9781439910191 |
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1439910197 |
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