A space of her own : personal narratives of twelve women /

Several books have been written about the position of women in India's patriarchal society. This collection of twelve narratives, however, focuses not so much on women's subservient position vis-a-vis men, but on women's relations with each other. With the authors locating their perso...

Description complète

Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Autres auteurs: Gulati, Leela, Bagchi, Jasodhara
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks : Sage Publications, 2005.
Sujets:
Women > India > Biography.
Women > India > Social conditions.
Sex role > India.
Femmes > Inde > Biographies.
Femmes > Inde > Conditions sociales.
Rôle selon le sexe > Inde.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Essays.
Sex role.
Women.
Women > Social conditions.
Soziale Situation
Frau
Vrouwen.
Sekserol.
Sociale identiteit.
India.
Indien
Biographies.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Introduction / Carolyn M. Elliott
  • The wind beneath my wings / Nabaneeta Dev Sen
  • A heritage of heresy within tradition / Nina Mazumdar
  • A daughter of Awadh / Zarina Bhatty
  • A struggle for space / Hema Sundaram
  • The tyranny of tradition / Leela Gulati
  • Wings come to those who fly / Maithreyi Krishna Raj
  • The times that are a-changing / Priti T. Desai
  • Uneven earth and open sky / Saroja Kamakshi
  • Abode of colour / Vijaya Mehta
  • Striking new roots / Sushil Narulla
  • Matriliny within patriliny / Jasodhara Bagchi
  • Three generations of women / Mary Roy
  • Afterword: The colonised coloniser / Arlie Hochschild.

Documents similaires