Of mail-order brides and ‘Boys’ own’ tales: Representations of Asian-Australian marriages

Feminist Review

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 53-68

  Robinson, Kathryn ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian identity; Australian Asian relations; Gillespie kidnapping; Mail order brides; Marriage

Indexed keywords

EID: 24944474086     PISSN: 01417789     EISSN: 14664380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/fr.1996.7     Document Type: Article

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