Gender, modernity and the nation in Malaysian literature and film (1980s and 1990s)

This dissertation examines the impact of modernity, in the form of modernization, rapid industrialization and the introduction of Western ideas about nationalism and female emancipation, on gender and gender relations in contemporary Malaysian film and literature. Drawing upon theories ranging fr...

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Main Author: Khoo, Gaik Cheng
Language:English
Published: 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/10823