ISBN:
0226230449
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9780226230443
,
9780226730431
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (xvii, 213 pages)
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
305.42/0954/14
Keywords:
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory
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Hindu women
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Upper class
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Women
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Frau
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Women
;
Hindu women
;
Upper class
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Soziale Stellung
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Frau
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Indien
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West Bengal
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West Bengal
;
Frau
;
Soziale Stellung
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-206) and index
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Foreward; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Childhood and Adolescence; 3. Marriage; 4. Later Years and Old Age; 5. Conclusions; 6. Afterword; Appendix; Notes; References; Index
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Drawing on personal experiences and interviews with others, Roy explores the frustrations and rewards in the lives of Hindu Bengali women in upper and upper-middle class families in India. Roy traces the psychological dimensions of these women as they play their specific roles, including daughter, wife, mother, and sister-in-law. In a new Afterword, Roy discusses changes in Bengali society and culture over the last two decades which have direct bearings on women's lives: divorce and the breakup of the joint family, education, increasing Westernization via television and women's magazines, and
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