Arguing with the crocodile: gender and class in Bangladesh/ Sarah C. White

By:

White, Sarah C [author]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London: Zed Books, 1992. Description: 186 pages; 22 cmISBN:

1-85649-085-8

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

HQ 1745.6 .W45

Contents:

1. Penelope's Web. The field research 2. Targeting Women. Gender and the Bangladeshi state. Research on Women in Bangladesh. Separate spheres? 3. The Village of Kumirpur. Classing the village. Divisions and alignments 4. Scatter with One Hand: Gather with Two. A changing environment. Land ownership. Share-cropping. Agricultural labour. Credit 5. An Enterprise Culture. Small business in Kumirpur. Women in the market. Friends and neighbours 6. Links in a Chain. Marriage arrangement. Marriage payments. Household structure and kin celebration. A negative case 7. You Can't Get Ghee Out with a Straight Finger. Managing the Household. Women's 'personal' assets and income. Land and property. Approaching power 8. Tracing the Shadows. Tracing the Shadows. Towards a new consciousness Appendix A: Glossary of non-English words and Acronyms Appendix B: Case Study Households

List(s) this item appears in: Women and Gender

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Barcode
BOOKS	Saint Andrew's Theological Seminary Mosher Library	HQ 1745.6 .W45 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	46087

1. Penelope's Web. The field research
2. Targeting Women. Gender and the Bangladeshi state. Research on Women in Bangladesh. Separate spheres?
3. The Village of Kumirpur. Classing the village. Divisions and alignments
4. Scatter with One Hand: Gather with Two. A changing environment. Land ownership. Share-cropping. Agricultural labour. Credit
5. An Enterprise Culture. Small business in Kumirpur. Women in the market. Friends and neighbours
6. Links in a Chain. Marriage arrangement. Marriage payments. Household structure and kin celebration. A negative case
7. You Can't Get Ghee Out with a Straight Finger. Managing the Household. Women's 'personal' assets and income. Land and property. Approaching power
8. Tracing the Shadows. Tracing the Shadows. Towards a new consciousness
Appendix A: Glossary of non-English words and Acronyms
Appendix B: Case Study Households

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