The world of Muslim women in colonial Bengal, 1876-1939 [electronic resource] / by Sonia Nishat Amin.
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/Hindi and Muslim -- and the Women's Question as articulated...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden [The Netherlands] ; New York :
E.J. Brill,
1996.
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| Series: | Social, economic, and political studies of the Middle East and Asia ;
v. 55. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material / Sonia Nishat Amin
- Preface / Sonia Nishat Amin
- Acknowledgements / Sonia Nishat Amin
- Notes on Transliteration, References, Calendar, Etc. / Sonia Nishat Amin
- Chapter One Introduction / Sonia Nishat Amin
- Chapter Two Reform Movement in a Colonized Society / Sonia Nishat Amin
- Chapter Three The Traditional Family / Sonia Nishat Amin
- Chapter Four The Family in Transition / Sonia Nishat Amin
- Chapter Five Rise of Formal Education / Sonia Nishat Amin
- Chapter Six The Idea of Education / Sonia Nishat Amin
- Chapter Seven Growth of Creativity Among Muslim Bhadramahila / Sonia Nishat Amin
- Chapter Eight The New Woman in Literature / Sonia Nishat Amin
- Chapter Nine Conclusion / Sonia Nishat Amin
- Appendix Selected List of Bhadramahilas Discussed/Interviewed (Arranged Chronologically) / Sonia Nishat Amin
- Bibliography / Sonia Nishat Amin
- Illustrations / Sonia Nishat Amin
- Index / Sonia Nishat Amin.