Popular Western images of Indian women range from submissive brides behind their veils to the powerful, active women of Indian politics. In this lively and unique book, Patricia and Roger Jeffery present a different perspective on women's lives. Focusing on the mundane rather than the exotic, they explore the complex interplay between the power of
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This book explores complex interplay between the power of social structures to constrain individuals and the ways women negotiate the constraints to carve out places for themselves. It offers life histories of Hindu and Muslim women to present a variety of class positions and domestic circumstances.
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Introduction -- 1 Queen Today in a Red Sari! -- 2 Just Because I Was Angry -- 3 She's Brought Plenty of Wealth -- 4 A Girl Seems Burdensome to Both Her Parents -- 5 Leaving Her Father's House -- 6 Who Would There Be to Sit with Our Boy? -- 7 No One of Your Own Will Be There -- 8 I've Become Shameless Because of the Children -- 9 The Daughter-in-Law's Era -- 10 Love and Peace in My Mother's House -- 11 Should I Become a Pauper? -- 12 Toasted on One Side -- 13 Why Have You Married Me So Distantly? -- 14 If My Uncle Saw the Situation I'm in Now -- 15 A Woman Should Die Before Her Husband -- 16 Allah Gives Both Boys and Girls
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ISBN
9780367315436
Publisert
2019-08-28
Utgiver
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Vekt
453 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
U, G, 05, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
304

Biografisk notat

Patricia Jeffery and Roger Jeffery both teach in the Sociology Department at the University of Edinburgh.