Desis in the house Indian American youth culture in New York City / Sunaina Marr Maira.

Author/creator Maira, Sunaina, 1969-
Other author American Council of Learned Societies.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoPhiladelphia : Temple University Press,
Descriptionxi, 244 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
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Subjects
East Indian Americans--New York (State). --New York. --Ethnic identity.
East Indian Americans--New York (State). --New York. --Social conditions.
East Indian Americans--New York (State). --New York. --Social life and customs.
Youth--New York (State). --New York. --Social life and customs.
Children of immigrants--New York (State). --New York. --Social life and customs.
Youth--New York (State). --New York. --Social conditions.
Children of immigrants--New York (State). --New York. --Social conditions.
Subculture--New York (State). --New York.
New York (N.Y.)--Social life and customs.
New York (N.Y.)--Social conditions.

SeriesAsian American history and culture
Contents Machine generated contents note: Acknowledgments ix -- 1 Introduction 1 -- 2 To Be Young, Brown, and Hip: Race, Gender, -- and Sexuality in Indian American Youth Culture 29 -- 3 Nostalgia: Ideology and Performance 83 -- 4 Chaste Identities: The Eroticization of Nostalgia 149 -- 5 Conclusion: Critical Nostalgia and -- Commodified Cool 189 -- Appendix: Notes on Research Methods 205 -- Notes 211 -- References 217 -- Index 239.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2001034071
ISBN1566399262 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN1566399270 (pbk : alk. paper)

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