Bengali women /
Drawing on personal experiences and interviews with others, Roy explores the frustrations and rewards in the lives of Hindu Bengali women in upper and upper-middle class families in India. Roy traces the psychological dimensions of these women as they play their specific roles, including daughter, w...
| Основен автор: | Roy, Manisha, 1936- |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
1992.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=312168 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Bengali women. |
| Резюме: |
Drawing on personal experiences and interviews with others, Roy explores the frustrations and rewards in the lives of Hindu Bengali women in upper and upper-middle class families in India. Roy traces the psychological dimensions of these women as they play their specific roles, including daughter, wife, mother, and sister-in-law. In a new Afterword, Roy discusses changes in Bengali society and culture over the last two decades which have direct bearings on women's lives: divorce and the breakup of the joint family, education, increasing Westernization via television and women's magazines, and. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xvii, 213 pages) : illustrations |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-206) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780226230443 0226230449 |