Sideways on a scooter : life and love in India /
Miranda Kennedy.
Bok Engelsk 2011 Miranda. Kennedy,· Electronic books
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Utgitt | New York : : Random House, , c2011.
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Omfang | 1 online resource (viii, 342 p. )
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Utgave | 1st ed.
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Opplysninger | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph. - Are you alone? -- Boyfriended -- Pious virgins and brave-hearted heroes -- A whiskey-drinking woman -- Cooked by Brahmin hands -- Ladies only -- A million matches -- The Brahmin versus the untouchable -- Seven lifetimes -- A modest dowry -- The boy will do -- Too much passion for this world -- Curves -- The bride who showed her teeth -- Any issue? -- A game in which my name was -- Epilogue.. - When twentysomething reporter Miranda Kennedy leaves her New York job and travels to India with no employment prospects, she longs to immerse herself in the turmoil and excitement of a rapidly developing country. What she quickly learns in Delhi about renting an apartment as a single woman--it's next to impossible--and the proper way for women in India to ride scooters--perched sideways--are early signs that life here is less Westernized than she'd counted on. Living in Delhi for more than five years, Kennedy experiences friendships, love affairs, and losses that open a window onto the opaque world of Indian politics and culture--and alter her own attitudes about everything. In her effort to understand the hopes and dreams that motivate her new friends, Kennedy peels back India's globalized image as a land of call centers and fast-food chains and finds an ancient place where, in many ways, women's lives have scarcely changed for centuries.--From publisher description.
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Emner | Kennedy, Miranda - Travel
Love - Social aspects - India - Delhi. Love - India - Delhi Man-woman relationships - Delhi - India Vis mer... Man-woman relationships - India - Delhi.
Social change - Delhi - India Social change - India - Delhi. Women - Social aspects - India - Delhi Women - Social conditions - India - Delhi Women - Social life and customs - Delhi - India Women - India - Delhi Women - Social life and customs. - India - Delhi Gender & Ethnic Studies Gender Studies & Sexuality Social Sciences |
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ISBN | 0-679-60455-3. - 1-299-10016-3
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