1st Edition
Don't Marry Me To A Plowman! Women's Everyday Lives In Rural North India
302 Pages
by
Routledge
304 Pages
by
Routledge
304 Pages
by
Routledge
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Popular Western images of Indian women range from submissive brides behind their veils to the powerful, active women of Indian politics. In this lively and unique book, Patricia and Roger Jeffery present a different perspective on women’s lives. Focusing on the mundane rather than the exotic, they explore the complex interplay between the power of social structures to constrain individuals and the... Read more
Preface and Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Queen Today in a Red Sārī! -- Just Because I Was Angry -- She’s Brought Plenty of Wealth -- A Girl Seems Burdensome to Both Her Parents -- Leaving Her Father’s House -- Who Would There Be to Sit with Our Boy? -- No One of Your Own Will Be There -- I’ve Become Shameless Because of the Children -- The Daughter-in-Law’s Era -- Love and Peace in My Mother’s House -- Should I Become a Pauper? -- Toasted on One Side -- Why Have You Married Me So Distantly? -- If My Uncle Saw the Situation I’m in Now -- A Woman Should Die Before Her Husband -- Allah Gives Both Boys and Girls -- Afterword -- Glossary
Biography
Patricia Jeffery
