| Description |
xiii, 371 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: PART I: Constancy and Change -- 1. The Khalapur Rajputs: 1955-1975 -- PART II: Two Villages: Parent's Haven, Husband's Prison -- 2. Marriage: From Daughter to Wife -- 3. Purdah: Respect-Avoidance, Dominance-Submission -- 4. Changing Times -- PART III: Economy -- 5. Land and Dowry -- 6. Domestic Economy: Chores, Chuulus, Cash, and Clothing -- PART IV: Religion -- 7. The Pantheon: One Divinity with Many Names -- 8. Ritual and Recreation -- PART V: Women's Nature -- 9. Women's Nature: Honor and Shakti -- 10. Widows: Rand, Sati, Bhaktani -- PART VI: Health and Education -- 11. Family Planning and Child Health -- 12. Socialization -- 13. Education -- PART VII: Sum and Substance -- 14. Sita's Daughters: A Profile -- 15. Towards Equality |
| Analysis |
Uttar Pradesh (India) |
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Women Social conditions |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-361) and indexes |
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Caste -- India -- Khalapur.
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Dowry -- India -- Khalapur.
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Caste -- India -- Khalapur.
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Purdah -- India -- Khalapur.
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Dowry -- India -- Khalapur.
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Women, Rajput -- India -- Khalapur -- Economic conditions.
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Women, Rajput -- Family relationships -- India -- Khalapur.
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Women, Rajput -- India -- Khalapur -- Social conditions.
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| SUBJECT |
Khalapur (India) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92061766 -- Religious life and customs.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00007603
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Khalapur (India) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92061766 -- Social life and customs. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2001008851
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| Author |
Kapoor, Swaran.
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| LC no. |
92022147 |
| ISBN |
0195078233 (acid-free paper) |
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0195080351 (paperback: acid-free paper) |
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