The changing status of women in West Bengal, 1970-2000 : the challenge ahead /

This important and comprehensive volume vividly depicts the current status of women and girls in West Bengal. The analysis has been conducted in the framework of the socio-economic and politico-cultural ambience that has characterized the state in recent decades. The contributors highlight both area...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Bagchi, Jasodhara
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks, Calif : Sage Publications, ©2005.
Temas:
Women > India > West Bengal.
Femmes > Inde > Bengale-Occidental.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Women's Studies.
Women.
Vrouwen.
Sociale status.
Sociale verandering.
India > West Bengal.
West-Bengalen.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This important and comprehensive volume vividly depicts the current status of women and girls in West Bengal. The analysis has been conducted in the framework of the socio-economic and politico-cultural ambience that has characterized the state in recent decades. The contributors highlight both areas of strength and vulnerability and clearly demonstrate that the status of women cannot be conceived as monolithic or static--it has many facets and is in a state of constant flux. The analysis of macro data is supported by revealing micro studies based on field surveys and an examination of cultural.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (263 pages) : illustrations, map
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 250-257) and index.
ISBN:9788132101789
8132101782

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