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Purdah to Piccadilly : a Muslim woman's struggle for identity / Zarina Bhatty.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Bhatty, Zarina, author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Muslim women--India--Biography.
Muslim women.
Feminism--India--History.
Feminism.
Bhatty, Zarina.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (219 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
New Delhi, India : Sage, 2016.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
Traces the evolution of Muslim women's position in the Indian society, from the 1930's to the present
Contents:
Cover ; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 The Background; 2 Introducing the Family; 3 Ancestral Homes; 4 School and Burka; 5 Exposure to the Freedom Movement; 6 India to England; 7 Ups and Downs; 8 Experiencing the Communist Regime; 9 Return to India; 10 Destiny Plays a Hand; 11 Awakening to Feminism; 12 Joining USAID; 13 Women's Movement in India; 14 And Life Goes On; Afterword; About the Author
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Description based on print version record.
ISBN:
93-5150-825-0
93-5150-823-4
OCLC:
952932341

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