The weave of my life : a Dalit woman's memoirs /

"My mother used to weave aaydans, the Marathi generic term for all things made from bamboo. I find that her act of weaving and my act of writing are organically linked. The weave is similar. It is the weave of pain, suffering, and agony that links us." Activist and award-winning writer Urm...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Pavāra, Urmilā
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Marathi
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, ©2009.
Subjects:
Pavāra, Urmilā
Pawar, Urmila.
1900-1999
Authors, Marathi > 20th century > Biography.
Dalits > India > Maharashtra > Biography.
Women > India > Maharashtra > Biography.
Political activists > India > Biography.
Feminists > India > Biography.
Écrivains marathes > 20e siècle > Biographies.
Intouchables > Inde > Mahārāshtra > Biographies.
Femmes > Inde > Mahārāshtra > Biographies.
Activistes > Inde > Biographies.
Féministes > Inde > Biographies.
HISTORY > Asia > India & South Asia.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > General.
Authors, Marathi
Dalits
Feminists
Political activists
Women
Dalit
Frau
Maharashtra (India) > Biography.
Mahārāshtra (Inde) > Biographies.
India
India > Maharashtra
Indien
Biographies
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • A Note on Kinship Terms
  • One
  • Two
  • Three
  • Four
  • Five
  • Six
  • Seven
  • Eight
  • Nine
  • Ten
  • Twelve
  • Notes
  • Glossary
  • Readers' Reactions To Aaydan

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