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Women and labour in late colonial India : the Bengal jute industry /
In a history of labouring women in Calcutta, the author demonstrates how social constructions of gender shaped their lives and how the long-term trends in the Indian economy devalued their labour. The study makes a significant contribution to the social and economic history of colonial India.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
©1999.
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| Colección: | Cambridge studies in Indian history and society ;
3. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In a history of labouring women in Calcutta, the author demonstrates how social constructions of gender shaped their lives and how the long-term trends in the Indian economy devalued their labour. The study makes a significant contribution to the social and economic history of colonial India. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xviii, 265 pages) : map |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 248-263) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0511004354 9780511004353 0511037635 9780511037634 9780511052873 0511052871 |