Sakuntala (45 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. Outlines the reasons that the officially outlawed practice of sati, the burning of widows, still persists in India, indicating that the traditional role of women in this culture has changed little over time. Narasimhan delves into education, religion, compulsion, male chauvinism and the devaluation of women.…

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Outlines the reasons that the officially outlawed practice of sati, the burning of widows, still persists in India, indicating that the traditional role of women in this culture has changed little over time. Narasimhan delves into education, religion, compulsion, male chauvinism and the devaluation of women.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good+. No Jacket. First Edition. Anchor Books, 1990, First Edition, 8vo, 202 pages. Softcover edition in very good+ condition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Paperback. Condition: Like New. Trade pbk.; unmarked; no bent/torn pp.; some tanning to pages from age.

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Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Sati - Widow Burning in India. Book.

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Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Sati--the burning of a widow on her husband's funeral pyre--has for centuries been one of the few ways in which women of India could achieve renown, respect, and even deification. This eye-opening work exposes what this still persistent ritual (officially outlawed in 1829) reveals about this society and about the women who choose or are forced to become sati. 8-page insert. Piece(s) of the spine missing. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Significant damage due to wetness. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Binding is moderately loose. Some pages are falling out. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.…

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. VG+ hardcover. 236 pp. Used.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Paperback. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show light edge wear. Light shelving foxing/dust-dulling on page edges.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day. Signed by Author.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. Paperback in very good condition. Covers have minor shelf wear. Previous owner's book stamp on free end sheet. Interior otherwise appears clean and unmarked.; Cambridge Studies In The History Of; 5.5 X 0.54 X 8.5 inches; 216 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction: the triple handicap. 2. An overview of past state initiatives. 3. Research methodology: topographic and demographic details. 4. An alternative strategy: the AWARE experiment. 5. Impact of the empowerment strategy. 6. An independent assessment of the AWARE strategy. 7. Why AWARE is successful. 8. Some select case studies. 9. Conclusions. Annexures. Select bibliography. Index. "Conventional approaches to women's empowerment are based on the twin assumptions that alleviation of poverty will automatically lead to their empowerment and that the major constraint on programmes for upliftment is monetary. The result of five decades of planning, however, has shown that economic assistance by itself does not necessarily improve the status of women. Dr. Sakuntala Narasimhan argues that the more vital inhibiting factors leading to the disadvantaged position of women are their ignorance, powerlessness and vulnerability. This immensely insightful book emphasises the need for bringing about an attitudinal change among women as the most important step towards empowerment. "Dr. Narasimhan focuses specifically on rural scheduled caste and scheduled tribe women, who, she says, are triply disadvantaged as women, as members of the rural section of the populace and because of their low-caste status. The book compares the effectiveness of state initiatives with the motivation-and-conscientisation strategy advocated by AWARE (Action for Welfare and Awakening in Rural Environment), a non-governmental development organisation working in 6,000 villages spread over seven states in India. It analyses the success of AWARE's work among women through various case studies and concludes that, besides monetary resources, it is the mindset of the policy makers, bureaucrats and particularly the women concerned that must change in order to assist the empowerment of women. "This pioneering book provides a refreshing perspective on an issue that has long been a topic of discussion among theorists of development as well as activists. It will be of interest to policy makers, bureaucrats, non-governmental organisations, social workers and those in the fields of development studies, gender studies and sociology.".…

Condition: good. A copy that has been read, remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships via media mail.…

1985/1989. Music, Art, Asia. Arnold Publishers. Good-fair paperback pages may start to loosen95p.

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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Included. Contents Foreword/V.R. Rao. Preface. Introduction. 1. Bhatra/Achintya Ranjan Das. 2. Car Nicobarese/M. Sreenathan. 3. Charan/Arup Roy and S. Manoharan. 4. Gonds and Kolams/M. Sreenathan. 5. Kinnaura/Subhas Chattopadhyay. 6. Korku/Sakuntala De. 7. Munda/Asok Kumar Mukhopadhyay. 8. Santal/Sakuntala De. 9. Saora/Asok Kumar Mukhopadhyay. 10. Tangkul Naga/L. Dwijen Sing. Connotated dictionary. Explanatory notes. Place name. Personal name. Appendix. From the Foreword This book is divided into two parts. While the first part deals with the place names and personal names the second part deals with the dictionary of place names and personal names. In many respects these two aspects are complimentary to each other and hence this volume is going to be of immense value to scholars such as linguists folklorists anthropologists and general readers. The efforts of Anthropological Survey of India is to extend the earlier venture in different communities in more details as well as to present a connotative dictionary on place names and personal names which may explore a new dimension in the linguistic research in the country. 330 pp. …

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Inscription on first page. No other marks. Light wear. Nice clean used book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Leichte Gebrauchsspuren; Leichte Verschmutzung / Farbtonveränderung.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. HarperCollins India, 1998 paperback, 325 mildly tanned pp with b/w photos. With covers and inside in VERY GOOD CLEAN TIGHT reading order. 24 hour despatch. Full refund if not satisfied. A scan of this book is available on request.

Hardcover. Condition: New. ISBN:,200pp.

Condition: New. pp. 113.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Softcover copy report submitted to Calcutta University, 113pps, photos of room interiors used by college women under study, rare photos from various schools and universities. Much basic data pertaining to the topics listed, rare.

Condition: New. pp. 113.

Condition: Good. Original cloth, dust jacket with removable plastic cover, some illustrations in b/w, square (circa 23x23cm).; Remnants of glue on first endpaper, price sticker on back dust jacket.