The world of Muslim women in colonial Bengal, 1876-1939 / by Sonia Nishat Amin.
The world of Muslim women in colonial Bengal, 1876-1939 / by Sonia Nishat Amin.
The world of Muslim women in colonial Bengal, 1876-1939 / by Sonia Nishat Amin.
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Publisher
Leiden [The Netherlands] ; New York : E.J. Brill, 1996.
Date
1996.
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N305.4095414/2
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English
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Physical content
xxii, 313 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
I. Introduction -- II. Reform Movement in A Colonized Society -- III. The Traditional Family -- IV. The Family in Transition -- V. Rise of Formal Education -- VI. The Idea of Education -- VII. Growth of Creativity among Muslim Bhadramahila -- VIII. The New Woman in Literature -- IX. Conclusion -- Ap...
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Publisher
Leiden [The Netherlands] ; New York : E.J. Brill, 1996.
Date Published
1996.
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Summary
This highly interesting book studies the cultural context of modernisation of middle-class Muslim women in late 19th and 20th century Bengal. Its frames of reference are the Bengal 'Awakening', the Reform Movements - Brahmo/Hindu and Muslim - and the Women's Question as articulated in material and ideological terms throughout the period. Tracing th...
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The world of Muslim women in colonial Bengal, 1876-1939 / by Sonia Nishat Amin.
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Social, economic, and political studies of the Middle East, 1385-3376 ; v. 55.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [284]-298) and index.
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N305.4095414/2
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74VvdZZ7daLd
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ISBN
9004106421 (hbk. : alk. paper)
9789004106420 (alk. paper)
9004106421 (alk. paper)
9789004106420 (hbk. : alk. paper)
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305.4095414
MMS ID
991005769759702626
