Anjali Bagwe (9 results)

Condition: New. pp. xi + 245.

Condition: good. This item has a different cover than shown in the listing, but shares the same ISBN. A former college library book with all the expected stamps, stickers and markings. Some shelf, storage or usage wear present. The binding is tight and all pages are present. The pages appear unmarked. Light staining on the page edges. Pictures available upon request. Individually inspected by Shay. Thanks for supporting an independent bookseller.…

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Contents: Preface. Introduction. 1. The woman researcher. 2. Folklore and the Malvani ethos. 3. Aba and Kaki, a village couple. 4. Woman of work, Akka. 5. Earth woman, Parvati. 6. Woman of Faith, Savitri. 7. The myth of the money-order economy. Conclusion. Appendix. Glossary. References. Index. "This major study of village women's lives demonstrates the many creative strategies women use to cope with the dual stresses of poverty and patriarchy. Focusing particularly on women farmers in her ancestral village, Masure, on the Konkan coast of western India, Anjali Bagwe highlights the 'grassroots realities', and examines critically the patriarchal myths and stereotypes about rural women that hide the hard truth: it is the women who keep the agriculture-based rural economy going. Far from being dependent on remittances from their menfolk in urban centres, the women work the land, head the house-holds, free the men to go to the cities for work and often subsidize them. "Of major significance are the case studies where village women reveal a variety of strategies of compromising with, yielding to, subverting or transcending the traditional system of male dominance. Discussing the ways in which individuals cope with rigid prescriptions of behaviour, Bagwe exposes the considerable wastage of creativity and intelligence expended in combatting counterproductive systems like patriarchy. "Anjali Bagwe also writes on the ravages of bad planning, corruption and ecological devastation in what was once a rich agricultural region. Taking us through the villagers' season-bound experiences, she relies predominantly on the life-history genre." (jacket). …

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,400grams, ISBN:9781856493222.

Condition: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,400grams, ISBN:9781856493222. …

Hardcover. 245 p. Good condition. The reading pages are clean and unmarked. Slight signs of storage and wear. With dust jacket. Dust jacket with edge tears. Binding with crease. Retired library copy with corresponding labelling. Otherwise a good copy. 9788185604046 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1000.…

Hardcover. 245 p. Good condition. The reading pages are clean and unmarked. Slight signs of storage and wear. With dust jacket. Dust jacket with edge tears. Inside fold slightly torn, pages are firm. Book smells musty. Retired library copy with corresponding labelling. Otherwise a good copy. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1000. …