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- ISBN 9780367176440
- Weight: 453g
- Dimensions: 138 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 14 Jun 2019
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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This book presents an overview of the varied experiences and representations of motherhood in India from ancient to modern times. The thrust of the arguments made by the various contributors is that the centrality of motherhood as an ideology in a woman‘s life is manufactured. This is demonstrated by analysing various institutional structures of so
Maithreyi Krishnaraj was formerly Director, Research Centre for Women�s Studies, SNDT Women�s University, Mumbai. With her background in three disciplines � economics, sociology and education � she did interdisciplinary work in women's studies and is considered a pioneer in developing the subject. She has published widely in national and international journals and taught as Senior Professor in many universities in India and abroad. Some of her major publications are Real Lives and Mythic Models (2000), Between State and Markets (2007), Gender, Food Security and Rural Livelihoods (2008) and Women Farmers of India (2008).
