Of Silk Saris and Mini-Skirts: South Asian Girls Walk the Tightrope of Culture by Amita Handa ISBN 13: 9780889614062

Women's Press (UK), 2003. Paperback. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Women's Press (UK), 2003-01-01. Paperback. Good.

Canadian Scholars. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Canadian Scholars. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Toronto: Womens Pr, 2003. Soft Cover. Fine.

Paperback. Very Good.

U.S.A.: Women's Press (UK), 2003. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Women's Press (UK), 2003. Paperback. Book Condition: New. Second Impression. New book with light shelf wear., Of Silk Saris and Mini-Skirts: South Asian Girls Walk the Tightrope of Culture, Amita Handa, Dr Handa explores issues surrounding the way identity is imagined and constructed by South Asian girls, women, and South Asian community workers in Toronto. The author also examines ways in which young South Asian women are constructed and represented through discourses of race, nation, culture, and community. Handa suggests that young South Asian women find themselves caught between these fragmented aspects of the self. Using feedback from her interviews, the author discusses South Asian women's struggle with the threat of the erosion of their "authentic" cultural practices. Handa's critical theoretical perspective illuminates how South Asian women… Read More

Toronto: Women's Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. 2002. First Edition. Softcover. 0889614067 . 211 pp. Edgewear, corners rubbed. An examination of second generation immigrant South Asian girls in Toronto and how they arecaught between the fragmented aspects of the societites that they live in. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items.