Women and labour in late colonial India : the Bengal jute industry / Samita Sen.
In a history of labouring women in Calcutta, the author demonstrates how social constructions of gender shaped their lives and how the long-term trends in the Indian economy devalued their labour. The study makes a significant contribution to the social and economic history of colonial India.
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| Other title: | Women and labor in late colonial India. |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
©1999.
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| Series: | Cambridge studies in Indian history and society ;
3. |
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HD6190.B46 S457 1999eb
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