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Abstract
The critically acclaimed novel Khwabnama by Akhtaruzzaman Elias is set in the 1940s and offers a “magical realist” portrayal of the lives and struggles of ordinary individuals of a rural community,...
期刊介绍:
The cultural question is among the most important yet difficult subjects facing inter-Asia today. Throughout the 20th century, worldwide competition over capital, colonial history, and the Cold War has jeopardized interactions among cultures. Globalization of technology, regionalization of economy and the end of the Cold War have opened up a unique opportunity for cultural exchanges to take place. In response to global cultural changes, cultural studies has emerged internationally as an energetic field of scholarship. Inter-Asia Cultural Studies gives a long overdue voice, throughout the global intellectual community, to those concerned with inter-Asia processes.