The emergence of feminism among Indian Muslim women, 1920-1947 / Azra Asghar Ali.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ali, Azra Asghar.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Muslim women--India--History.

Muslim women.

Women in Islam--India--History.

Women in Islam.

Feminism--India--History.

Feminism.

Women's rights.

History.

India.

Women's rights--India--History.

Women's rights--Religious aspects--Islam.

Physical Description:

xxi, 291 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.

Summary:

This book highlights the diverse efforts made by a wide range of groups--the government, Christian missionaries, social reformers, and the women themselves--to bring about the emancipation of Muslim women in India. It looks closely at changes in education and in medical care, particularly at government-sponsored programs to improve maternal health. It also details the struggle of women to win the right to vote. The book is based on primary archival research, making it an invaluable resource for students of women's history and of the history of British India.

Contents:

Socio-cultural transition and Muslim womanhood in India (1857-1920)

Opening up a public space for women: the role of education (1920-1947)

Opening up a public space for women: the role of health care arrangements

Opening up a public space for women: the role of social legislation

Opening up a public space for women: the role of political enfranchisement

Opening up a public space for women: the role of literary culture.

Notes:

Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph. D.), University of London, 1996.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [277]-286) and index.

ISBN:

0195791525

OCLC:

42912300