UID:
almahu_9949703969902882
Format:
1 online resource.
ISBN:
9789004491403
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9789004106420
Series Statement:
Social, Economic and Political Studies of the Middle East and Asia ; 55
Content:
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 in material and ideological terms throughout the period. Tracing the emergence of the modern Muslim gentlewomen, the bhadramahilā , starting in 1876 when Nawab Faizunnesa Chaudhurani published her first book and ending with the foundation in 1939 of The Lady Brabourne College, the book gives an excellent analysis of the rise of a Muslim woman's public sphere and broadens our knowledge of Bengali social history in the colonial period.
Note:
Preliminary Material /
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Preface /
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Acknowledgements /
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Notes on Transliteration, References, Calendar, Etc. /
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Chapter One Introduction /
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Chapter Two Reform Movement in a Colonized Society /
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Chapter Three The Traditional Family /
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Chapter Four The Family in Transition /
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Chapter Five Rise of Formal Education /
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Chapter Six The Idea of Education /
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Chapter Seven Growth of Creativity Among Muslim Bhadramahila /
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Chapter Eight The New Woman in Literature /
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Chapter Nine Conclusion /
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Appendix Selected List of Bhadramahilas Discussed/Interviewed (Arranged Chronologically) /
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Bibliography /
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Illustrations /
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Index /
Additional Edition:
Print version: The World of Muslim Women in Colonial Bengal, 1876-1939. Leiden ; Boston : BRILL, 1996 ISBN 9789004106420
Language:
English
