Women in Modern India: Hindu Communalism and Partition, 1932 1947: 02 (The New Cambridge History of India) - Hardcover

Forbes, Geraldine

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521268125 ISBN 13: 9780521268127

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1996

Synopsis

In a compelling study of Indian women, Geraldine Forbes considers their recent history from the nineteenth century under colonial rule to the twentieth century after Independence. She begins with the reform movement, established by men to educate women, and demonstrates how education changed women's lives enabling them to take part in public life. Through their own accounts of their lives and activities, she documents the formation of their organisations, their participation in the struggle for freedom, their role in the colonial economy and the development of the women's movement in India since 1947.

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Review:

'[The author's] clear, vivid narrative is infused with deep sympathy for her subject and prolific scholarship'. The Times Higher Education Supplement

'This book is essential reading for everyone interested in Indian women'. Journal of Asian Studies

'... this is a comprehensive and carefully put together record of the developments that shaped women's lives in India during the 19th and 20th centuries.' Sunday Herald (India)

Book Description:

Through their own accounts, the author traces the history of Indian women from the nineteenth century under colonial rule to the twentieth century after Independence. She begins with the reform movement, established by men to educate women, and demonstrates how education changed women's lives, enabling them to take part in public life.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0521268125
• ISBN 13: 9780521268127
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 312