ISBN:
9781139055703
Language:
English
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2008 Online-Ressource Cambridge histories online
Series Statement:
The new Cambridge history of India / general ed. Gordon Johnson 2
Series Statement:
4, The evolution of contemporary South Asia
Series Statement:
The new Cambridge history of India 4, The evolution of contemporary South Asia ; 2
Parallel Title:
Druckausg. Forbes, Geraldine, 1943 - The new Cambridge history of India ; 4, The evolution of contemporary South Asia ; 2: 4, The evolution of contemporary South Asia: Women in modern India
Parallel Title:
Print version
DDC:
305.4/0954/09034
Keywords:
Indien
;
Frau
;
Geschichte 1900-
;
Indien
;
Frauenemanzipation
;
Geschichte 1800-1990
;
Indien
;
Frauenbewegung
;
Geschichte 1800-1990
Abstract:
In a compelling study of Indian women, Geraldine Forbes considers their recent history from the nineteenth century under colonial rule to the twentieth century after Independence. She begins with the reform movement, established by men to educate women, and demonstrates how education changed women's lives enabling them to take part in public life. Through their own accounts of their lives and activities, she documents the formation of their organisations, their participation in the struggle for freedom, their role in the colonial economy and the development of the women's movement in India since 1947
DOI:
10.1017/CHOL9780521268127
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