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Sita's Daughters: Coming Out of Purdah : The Rajput Women of Khalapur Revisited
Sita's Daughters Coming Out of Purdah The Rajput Women of Khalapur Revisited
Author: Leigh Minturn, Swaran Kapoor
Sita's Daughters vividly recounts the dramatic changes in role and status experienced by Rajput caste women in the Indian village Khalapur between 1955 and 1975. In the 20 years between her now-classic original field study and her follow-up with the same families, Leigh Minturn witnessed a significant decline in the women's observance of a comp...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780195080353
ISBN-10: 0195080351
Publication Date: 3/11/1993
Pages: 392
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Publisher: Oxford University Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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