Women in Modern India

Klappentext The author traces the history of Indian women 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 their lives! enabling them to take part in public life. Through the women's own accounts! the author has compiled an accessible and immediate record of their achievements over the past two centuries! which will be of interest to students of South Asia and to anyone concerned with women and their history. Zusammenfassung Through their own accounts! the author traces the history of Indian women 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; l. Reform in the nineteenth century: efforts to modernize women's roles; 2. Education for women; 3. The emergence of women's organizations; 4. The movement for women's rights; 5. Women in the nationalist movement; 6. Women's work in colonial India; 7. A time of transition; 8. Women in independent India; Bibliographic essay.

Product details

• Authors: Geraldine Forbes, Geraldine Hancock Forbes
• Assisted by: Christopher Alan Bayly (Editor), Gordon Johnson (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.04.1999
• EAN: 9780521653770
• ISBN: 978-0-521-65377-0
• Dimensions: 154 mm x 232 mm x 20 mm
• Series: Print On Demand; New Cambridge History of India; Print on Demand; The New Cambridge History of India
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories