{"product_id":"the-politics-of-the-female-body-postcolonial-women-writers-9780813537153","title":"The Politics of the Female Body: Postcolonial Women Writers","description":"\u003cp\u003eIs it possible to simultaneously belong to and be exiled from a community? In \u003ci\u003ePolitics of the Female Body, \u003c\/i\u003eKetu H. Katrak argues that it is not only possible, but common, especially for women who have been subjects of colonial empires. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough her careful analysis of postcolonial literary texts, Katrak uncovers the ways that the female body becomes a site of both oppression and resistance. She examines writers working in the English language, including Anita Desai from India, Ama Ata Aidoo from Ghana, and Merle Hodge from Trinidad, among others. The writers share colonial histories, a sense of solidarity, and resistance strategies in the on-going struggles of decolonization that center on the body.\u003cp\u003eBringing together a rich selection of primary texts, Katrak examines published novels, poems, stories, and essays, as well as activist materials, oral histories, and pamphlets--forms that push against the boundaries of what is considered strictly literary. In these varied materials, she reveals common political and feminist alliances across geographic boundaries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA unique comparative look at women's literary work and its relationship to the body in third world societies, this text will be of interest to literary scholars and to those working in the fields of postcolonial studies and women's studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ketu Katrak\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rutgers University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/15\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 5.96w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813537153\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2006 pg. 482","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40759760322675,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":66.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_8df2fe3a-0d85-4b0a-925b-6f5466c99d21.jpg?v=1678974221","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-politics-of-the-female-body-postcolonial-women-writers-9780813537153","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}