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1 online resource (275 pages) |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-269). |
| Contents |
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. |
| Summary |
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 personal struggles within those of three generations of women in their families, these narratives span a period of over a 100 years, and intersect both the private and public domains. Each narrative in A Space of Her Own is a tale of how the author fought to establish her own personhood and create a sphere of autonomy. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Women -- India -- Biography.
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Women. |
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India. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
Women -- India -- Social conditions.
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Social conditions. |
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Sex role -- India.
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Sex role. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Women. |
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Womyn. |
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Gender roles. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Added Author |
Gulati, Leela.
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Bagchi, Jasodhara.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Space of her own. New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks : Sage Publications, 2005 (DLC) 2004029805 (OCoLC)57283981 |
| ISBN |
9788132103417 (electronic book) |
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8132103416 (electronic book) |
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076193314X (hard back) |
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9780761933144 (hard back) |
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0761933158 (paperback) |
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9780761933151 (paperback) |
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8178294443 |
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9788178294445 |
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8178294451 |
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9788178294452 |
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