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Behind the Veil: Resistance, Women and the Everyday in Colonial South Asia

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This book re-examines 'everyday resistance', gender and power through the lens of women's experiences in colonial South Asia. Moving away from educated and outstanding figures and drawing on a range of unconventional sources, it unearths a narrative of deep and enduring resistance offered by less extraordinary women in their daily lives.

Language: English

Pages: 288

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Release: October 15, 2008

ISBN: 0230553443

ISBN 13: 9780230553446

Behind the Veil: Resistance, Women and the Everyday in Colonial South Asia

4.6/5 ( ratings)

This book re-examines 'everyday resistance', gender and power through the lens of women's experiences in colonial South Asia. Moving away from educated and outstanding figures and drawing on a range of unconventional sources, it unearths a narrative of deep and enduring resistance offered by less extraordinary women in their daily lives.

Language: English

Pages: 288

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Release: October 15, 2008

ISBN: 0230553443

ISBN 13: 9780230553446

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