Women in modern India / Geraldine Forbes. [electronic resource]
Women in modern India / Geraldine Forbes. [electronic resource]
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Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1996.
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English
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1 online resource (xix, 289 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
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text
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computer
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online resource
Contents
1. Reform in the nineteenth century: efforts to modernize women's roles -- 2. Education for women -- 3. emergence of women's organizations -- 4. movement for women's rights -- 5. Women in the nationalist movement -- 6. Women's work in colonial India -- 7. time of transition -- 8. Women in independen...
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Publisher
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1996.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
1996.
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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....
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Women in modern India / Geraldine Forbes. [electronic resource]
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The new Cambridge history of India ; IV, 2
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-281) and index.
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English
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74VKVwN7K42b
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVwN7K42b
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ISBN
1-139-05570-4
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305.4/0954/09034
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991023965626902626
