Bengali Women (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780226730431)

Drawing on personal experiences and interviews with others, Roy explores the frustrations and rewards in the lives of Hindu Bengali women in upper and upper-middle class families in India. Roy traces the psychological dimensions of these women as they play their specific roles, including daughter, wife, mother, and sister-in-law.

In a new Afterword, Roy discusses changes in Bengali society and culture over the last two decades which have direct bearings on women's lives: divorce and the breakup of the joint family, education, increasing Westernization via television and women's magazines, and the erosion of traditional religious practices.


Author: Manisha Roy
ISBN-10: 0226730433
ISBN-13: 9780226730431
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Language: English
Published: 12/01/1992
Pages: 232
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.52w x 0.49d