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Of woman caste : the experience of gender in rural India / Anjali Bagwe.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Calcutta : Stree (Bhaktal & Sen) ; London ; Atlantic Highlands, N.J. : Zed Books, 1995.Description: xi, 245 p. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 1856493210 (Hbk.)
  • 1856493229 (Pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 305.40954 BAG 23 005503
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Contents:
1. The Woman Researcher -- 2. Folklore and the Malvani Ethos -- 3. Aba and Kaki, a Village Couple -- 4. Woman of Work, Akka -- 5. Earth Woman, Parvati -- 6. Woman of Faith, Savitri -- 7. The Myth of the Money-Order Economy.
Summary: This major study of village women's lives demonstrates the many creative strategies women use to cope with the dual stresses of poverty and patriarchy. Focusing in particular on village farmers, the author has explored the 'grassroots reality' of women's lives in her ancestral village, Masure, on the Konkan coast of western India.Summary: A powerful portrayal of village life, Of Woman Caste furthers our understanding of the complexities which village women face in maintaining the balance between traditional expectations and current realities.
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Book Book Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bangalore Devaki Jain Collection 305.40954 BAG 005503 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 005503

Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-235) and index.

1. The Woman Researcher -- 2. Folklore and the Malvani Ethos -- 3. Aba and Kaki, a Village Couple -- 4. Woman of Work, Akka -- 5. Earth Woman, Parvati -- 6. Woman of Faith, Savitri -- 7. The Myth of the Money-Order Economy.

This major study of village women's lives demonstrates the many creative strategies women use to cope with the dual stresses of poverty and patriarchy. Focusing in particular on village farmers, the author has explored the 'grassroots reality' of women's lives in her ancestral village, Masure, on the Konkan coast of western India.

A powerful portrayal of village life, Of Woman Caste furthers our understanding of the complexities which village women face in maintaining the balance between traditional expectations and current realities.

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