A space of her own personal narratives of twelve women

Gulati, Leela. (Added Author). Bagchi, Jasodhara. (Added Author).

Summary: Several books have been written about the position of women in India's patriarchal society. This collection of twelve narratives, however, focuses not so much on women's subservient position vis-a-vis men, but on women's relations with each other. With the authors locating their personal struggles within those of three generations of women in their families, these narratives span a period of over a 100 years, and intersect both the private and public domains. Each narrative in A Space of Her Own is a tale of how the author fought to establish her own personhood and create a sphere of autonomy.

Record details

ISBN: 9788178294452
ISBN: 8178294451
ISBN: 9788178294445
ISBN: 8178294443
ISBN: 9780761933151 (pbk.)
ISBN: 0761933158 (pbk.)
ISBN: 9780761933144 (hard back)
ISBN: 076193314X (hard back)
ISBN: 8132103416 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9788132103417 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: 1 online resource (275 pages)
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Publisher: New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks : Sage Publications, 2005.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [265]-269).
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction / Carolyn M. Elliott -- The wind beneath my wings / Nabaneeta Dev Sen -- A heritage of heresy within tradition / Nina Mazumdar -- A daughter of Awadh / Zarina Bhatty -- A struggle for space / Hema Sundaram -- The tyranny of tradition / Leela Gulati -- Wings come to those who fly / Maithreyi Krishna Raj -- The times that are a-changing / Priti T. Desai -- Uneven earth and open sky / Saroja Kamakshi -- Abode of colour / Vijaya Mehta -- Striking new roots / Sushil Narulla -- Matriliny within patriliny / Jasodhara Bagchi -- Three generations of women / Mary Roy -- Afterword: The colonised coloniser / Arlie Hochschild.
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Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.