Women and labour in late colonial India :: the Bengal jute industry /

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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1. Verfasser: Sen, Samita
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, ©1999.
Schriftenreihe:Cambridge studies in Indian history and society ; 3.
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Zusammenfassung: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.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xviii, 265 pages) : map
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 248-263) and index.
ISBN:0511004354
9780511004353
0511037635
9780511037634
9780511052873
0511052871

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