About this title: The essays in this collection explore ideas about women and their positions in Indian society from the earliest historical period up to the present day. The collection is designed both to provide students and researchers with primary material from literary, historical and sociological sources and on that basis to critically explore specific issues.
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780195650853ISBN:0195650859
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. Minor wear to page edges and corners. Text unmarked and tight. Dust jacket included and in very good condition. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: OUP USA
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780195122299ISBN:0195122291
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Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780195122299ISBN:0195122291
Description: BRAND NEW HARDBACK. 234x156. This book is printed on demand. (allow 1-2 weeks for printing) (368) this collection had its origins as a colloquium held at the university of british columbia in 1994. it is desinged to offer an overview of ideas about women and their position in indian society from the earliest historical period up to the present day. the authors' intention is both to provide researchers with primary material and to critically specific issues on the basis of such material. ... read more
Binding: Unknown Binding
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date Published: 1899-12-30
ISBN-13:9780195650853ISBN:0195650859
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Binding: Hardback
Publisher: OXFORD UNIV PR
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780195122299ISBN:0195122291
Description: New. This book offers a variety of scholarly studies in the idea, situation, and definition-including the self-definition-of women in India, from the earliest historical period up to the present day. Both in its range of topics and depth of research, this... read more
Binding: Hardbound
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Description: As New. Contents: I. Visions of virtue: 1. A controversy over a verse on the remarriage of Hindu women/Krishna Datta. 2. Sati: the event and the ideology/Mandakranta Bose. 3. Satyavati: the Matriarch of the Mahabharata/ Jayatri Ghosh. 4. Usable women: the tales of Amba and Madhavi/Madhusraba Dasgupta. 5. Anasuya: a Pativrata with Panache/Vidyut Aklujkar. 6. "The wildering gloom": women's place in Buddhist history/Chapla Verma. 7. The Goddess, women, and their rituals in Hinduism/Samjukta ... read more
Edition: Second Impression
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, New Delhi, India
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780195650853ISBN:0195650859
Description: New in New jacket. 16.5 Cms x 25 Cms. This book offers a variety of scholarly studies in the idea, situation, and definition-including the self-definition-of women in India, from the earliest historical period up to the present day. Both in its range of topics and depth of research, this volume creates a sustained focus that is not presently available in the literature of women in India. Faces of the Feminine in Ancient, Medieval, and Modern India comprises 25 essays contributed by a diverse ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN-13:9780195122299ISBN:0195122291
Description: Good. 0195122291 Previous owner was religious scholar. Book has some underlining and marking in the margins (mainly check marks/brackets). Notes written on inside of back cover. DJ has minor shelf wear. Binding is tight. Fountain Street Books ships out Same day or Next day. All orders shipped in protective bubble mailers. Tracking provided for all orders. read more
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