Beyond Purdah?
Dagmar Engels(Author)
OUP India (Publisher)
Published on 1. February 1996
Book
Hardback
294 pages
978-0-19-563720-5 (ISBN)
Description
The author argues that 'Purdah' in early twentieth-century Bengal meant far more than secluding women behind veils and walls: it entailed an all-encompassing ideology and code of conduct based on female modesty. Women's political activities, their class-specific existence as daughters, wives, mothers, and widows as well as their education and employment are examined in this framework.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New Delhi
India
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
bibliography
ISBN-13
978-0-19-563720-5 (9780195637205)
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