Making Miss India Miss World : constructing gender, power, and the nation in postliberalization India / Susan Dewey.

Author/creator Dewey, Susan
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoSyracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2008.
Descriptionxii, 245 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesGender and globalization
Gender and globalization. ^A758208
Contents Beauty as cultural performance -- Women of substance? situating self under the gaze -- Watching Miss World -- Strī śakti and the rhetoric of women's empowerment -- Structural adjustment and "international standards" -- Miss India and national identity -- Conclusion: Miss India in the postliberalization candy store.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 229-234) and index.
LCCN 2007037079
ISBN9780815631767 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0815631766 (cloth : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks HQ 1743 .D49 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold