Bengal re-imagined : home, identity and the space of Bengal in contemporary fiction of the Bengali diaspora

This thesis examines the (re)constructions of Bengali identity and the rethinking of the Bengali home in the work of contemporary authors of Bengali origin, living in diaspora. It argues that 'Bengal' features importantly as a social, cultural, political and ideological space in the config...

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Main Author: Chatterjee, Antara
Published: University of Leeds 2012
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.590274