The book will be invaluable for students of South Asia and for anyone interested in the demography of developing countries.

Focusing on the mundane rather than the exotic, they explore the complex interplay between the power of social structures to constrain individuals and the ways women negotiate these constraints to carve out places for themselves.Based on ...

Oorspronkelijke titel en uitgave: Manehar New Delhi, 1989.

Study conducted in Bijnaur, Uttar Pradesh, India.

In this lively and unique book, Patricia and Roger Jeffery present a different perspective on women's lives. Focusing on the mundane rather than the exotic, they explore the complex interplay between the power of

The book draws especially on research conducted in the villages of Nangal [Bijnor District] and Qaziwala ... a Muslim-dominated village closer to Bijnor town - Provided by publisher.