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Of Woman Caste

The Experience of Gender in Rural India

Edited by Anjali Bagwe

An intimate study of women in a mainly Hindu village of southern Maharashtra that explores the strategies that women resort to in the face of male dominance.
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This major study of village women's lives demonstrates the many creative strategies women use to cope with the dual stresses of poverty and patriarchy. Focusing in particular on village farmers, the author has explored the 'grassroots reality' of women's lives in her ancestral village, Masure, on the Konkan coast of western India. Of major significance are the case studies where village women reveal a variety of strategies for dealing with male dominance.

While showing how the women may subvert, transcend or compromise with the rigid prescriptions for their lives, the study also reveals both the considerable wastage of women's creativity and intelligence and the reserves of strength, compassion and dignity of the women interviewed. The book also explores the historical and socio-economic context and shows the ravages of bad planning, corruption and ecological devastation in a formerly rich agricultural region.

A powerful portrayal of village life, Of Woman Caste furthers our understanding of the complexities which village women face in maintaining the balance between traditional expectations and current realities.

Author Bio

Anjali Bagwe lectures at the University of California, Berkeley.

Table of Contents

  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Woman Researcher
  • 2. Folklore and the Malvani Ethos
  • 3. Aba and Kaki, a Village Couple
  • 4. Woman of Work, Akka
  • 5. Earth Woman, Parvati
  • 6. Woman of Faith, Savitri
  • 7. The Myth of the Money-Order Economy
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix
  • Glossary
  • References
  • Index

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Publication Date: 1 May 1995
192 pages

Not available in: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan

Product ISBNs: Paperback: 9781856493222
Library Edition: 9781856493215

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