Indian Traffic by Parama Roy

Indian Traffic by Parama Roy

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Explores the ways in which questions of originality and impersonation function, not just for westernized subjects, but across a range of identities. This book considers the Englishman's fascination with 'going native', an Irishwoman's assumption of Hindu feminine celibacy, and Gandhi's impersonation of femininity.

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Indian Traffic by Parama Roy

Explores the ways in which questions of originality and impersonation function, not just for westernized subjects, but across a range of identities. This book considers the Englishman's fascination with 'going native', an Irishwoman's assumption of Hindu feminine celibacy, and Gandhi's impersonation of femininity.
Parama Roy is Associate Professor of English at the University of California, Riverside.
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ISBN 13 9780520204874
ISBN 10 0520204875
Title Indian Traffic
Author Parama Roy
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher University of California Press
Year published 1998-09-06
Number of pages 237
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