Women and labour in late colonial India : the Bengal jute industry /
In a history of labouring women in Calcutta, the author demonstrates how social constructions of gender shaped their lives and how the long-term trends in the Indian economy devalued their labour. The study makes a significant contribution to the social and economic history of colonial India.
Основен автор: | Sen, Samita. |
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Формат: | Електронна книга |
Език: | English |
Публикувано: |
Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
℗♭1999.
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Серия: |
Cambridge studies in Indian history and society ;
3. |
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Онлайн достъп: |
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Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Women and labour in late colonial India. |
Съдържание:
- Preliminaries; Introduction; 1 Migration, recruitment and labour control; 2 'Will the land not be tilled?': women's work in the rural economy; 3 'Away from homes': women's work in the mills; 4 Motherhood, mothercraft and the Maternity Benefit Act; 5 In temporary marriages: wives, widows and prostitutes; 6 Working-class politics and women's militancy; Select bibliography; Index.