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: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=55557 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Women and labour in late colonial India. |
| Резюме: |
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. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xviii, 265 pages) : map. |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 248-263) and index. |
| ISBN: |
0511004354 9780511004353 0511037635 9780511037634 9780511052873 0511052871 |