Framing the Feminine: Diasporic Readings of Gender in Popular Indian Cinema

Women's Studies in Communication

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 25-52

  Ram, Anjali ^a  

^a ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0038326288     PISSN: 07491409     EISSN: 2152999X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07491409.2002.10162440     Document Type: Article

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