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050 00 $aPR9488$b.K34 2003
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100 1 $aKafka, Phillipa,$d1933-
245 10 $aOn the outside looking in(dian) :$bIndian women writers at home and abroad /$cPhillipa Kafka.
260 $aNew York :$bP. Lang,$cc2003.
300 $axii, 223 p. ;$c23 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [203]-215) and index.
505 0 $aIntroduction: background and overview of major topics -- Reform and nationalism -- The Burqa and Purdah -- Child marriage, treatment of widows, widow remarriage -- Sati -- Bride burnings / Dowry deaths -- Son preference, female infanticide -- Pativratadharma (husband worship) -- Expatriation, immigration -- Suppression and denial of female sexuality -- Outsiders within I: on Purdah, veiling, and denial of education and property rights -- Krupabai Satthianadhan -- Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain -- Suniti Namjoshi -- Outsiders within II: on corrupt governmental policies, environmental destruction, and oppression of tribals and women -- Mahasweta Devi -- Anita Desai -- Outsiders abroad: on expatriation and immigration -- Anita Desai -- Bapsi Sidhwa -- Bharati Mukherjee -- Suniti Namjoshi -- Susham Bedi -- Gita Mehta -- Meena Alexander -- Manjula Padmanabhan -- Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni -- Anjana Appachana -- Pramila Jayapal -- Jhumpa Lahiri -- Outsiders silenced: on domestic violence and suppression and denial of female sexuality -- Lalithambika Antherjanam -- Maitreyi Devi -- Kamala Das -- Anita Desai -- Shashi Deshpande -- Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni -- Anjana Appachana -- Solutions -- Susham Bedi -- Anjana Appachana -- Indira Ganesan -- Sunetra Gupta.
520 1 $a"On the Outside Looking In(dian) analyzes works over the past century translated into or written in English by feminist Indian women writers such as Krupabai Satthianadhan, Rokeya Sakhewat Hossein, Maitreyi Devi, Kamala Das, Anita Desai, Bharati Mukherjee, and others. These writers condemn patriarchal customs and laws for depriving Indian women - of all castes and classes, as well as women of other cultures - of their basic human rights by sanctioning child marriage, sati, purdah, and the wearing of the burqa, while prohibiting widow remarriage, the expression of sexuality, and the pursuit of an education to promote self-sufficiency, and equal economic, political, and social status with men."--Jacket.
650 0 $aIndic literature (English)$xWomen authors$xHistory and criticism.
650 0 $aIndic literature (English)$zForeign countries$xHistory and criticism.
650 0 $aIndic literature (English)$y20th century$xHistory and criticism.
650 0 $aEast Indians$zForeign countries$xIntellectual life.
650 0 $aWomen$zIndia$xIntellectual life.
650 0 $aWomen and literature$zIndia$xHistory$y20th century.
651 0 $aIndia$xIntellectual life$y20th century.
776 08 $iOnline version:$aKafka, Phillipa, 1933-$tOn the outside looking in(dian).$dNew York : P. Lang, ©2003$w(OCoLC)607009484
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