Human Rights and the Arts in Global Asia: An Anthology

by Bushra Rehman and Sheniz Janmohamed

Book Overview

This anthology of literary and dramatic works introduces writers from across Asia and the Asian diaspora. The landscapes and time periods it describes are rich and varied: a fishing village on the Padma River in Bangladesh in the early twentieth century, the slums of prewar Tokyo, Indonesia during the anti-leftist purge of the 1960s, and contemporary Tibet. Even more varied are the voices these works bring to life, which serve as testimony to the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0739194151
• ISBN13: 9780739194157
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"