Urban poetics and politics in contemporary South Asia and the Middle East / [edited by] Moussa Pourya Asl.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Pourya Asl, Moussa, 1986- editor.

Series:

Advances in religious and cultural studies (ARCS) book series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indic fiction (English)--History and criticism.

Indic fiction (English).

City and town life in literature.

Literature and society--India.

Literature and society.

Literature and society--South Asia.

Literature and society--Middle East.

India--In literature.

India.

South Asia--In literature.

South Asia.

Middle East--In literature.

Middle East.

Literature.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Essays.

Literary criticism.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 330 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm.

Place of Publication:

Hershey, PA : Information Science Reference, IGI Global, [2023]

Summary:

"Urban Poetics and Politics in Contemporary South Asia and the Middle East examines the poetics and politics of city and urban spaces in contemporary South Asia and the Middle East and seeks to shed light on how individuals constitute, experience, and navigate urban spaces in everyday life. This book aims to initiate a multidisciplinary approach to the study of city life by engaging disciplines such as urban geography, gender studies, feminism, literary criticism, and human geography. Covering key topics such as racism, urban spaces, social inequality, and gender roles, this reference work is ideal for government officials, policymakers, researchers, scholars, practitioners, academicians, instructors, and students"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

"Premier Reference Source" -- from cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Urban poetics and politics in contemporary South Asia and the Middle East

ISBN:

9781668466506

1668466503

9781668466513

1668466511

OCLC:

1350245663