The changing role of women in Bengal, 1849-1905 /

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Basing her work on Bengali-language sources, such as women's journals, private papers, biographies, and autobiographies, Meredith Borthwick approaches the lives of women in nineteenth-century Bengal from a new standpoint. She moves beyond the record of the heated debates held by men of this per...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Borthwick, Meredith
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©1984.
Temas:
1800-1899
Women > India > Bengal > History > 19th century.
Femmes > Bengale (Bangladesh et Inde) > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Social conditions
Women.
Bengal (India) > Social conditions.
Bengale (Inde) > Conditions sociales.
India > Bengal.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations. List of Tables
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Note on Transliteration. List of Abbreviations
  • CHAPTER ONE. Traditional Roles of Women in Bengali Society
  • CHAPTER TWO. The "Condition of Women" Issue: The Impetus for Reform
  • CHAPTER THREE. Expanding Horizons: The Education of the Bhadramahilā
  • CHAPTER FOUR. Changing Conjugal Relations
  • CHAPTER FIVE. Motherhood and Child Rearing
  • CHAPTER SIX. Domestic Life: The Role of the Bhadramahilā as Housewife
  • CHAPTER SEVEN. The Erosion of Purdah
  • CHAPTER EIGHT. Between Domesticity and Public Life: Voluntary Associations and Philanthropic Activity
  • CHAPTER NINE. The Bhadramahilā in Public Life: Employment and Politics
  • Conclusion
  • Biographical Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Backmatter

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