This volume is a collection of personal narratives where the female writers have reflected on the lives of their mothers and grandmothers in relation to their own. Did the women portrayed in the narratives find space for themselves within orthodox structures? Or, were they so constrained by the social roles of greatest importance to their families - as wives and mothers-that ending these roles meant some kind of death? Each narrative is a tale of how the author established her own personhood through her engagement with a wider kin group. INDICE: Introduction - Carolyn M ElliottThe Tyranny of Tradition - Leela GulatiThree Generations of Women - Mary RoyThe Wind Beneath My Wings - Nabaneeta Dev SenThe Times that are a-Changing - Priti DesaiUneven Earth and Open Sky - Saroja KamakshiStriking New Roots - Sushil NarullaA Heritage of Heresy within Tradition - Vina MazumdarA Daughter of Awadh - Zarina BhattyAn Abode of Colour - Vijaya MehtaA Struggle for Space - Hema SundaramWings come to those Who Fly - Maitreyi KrishnarajThree Generations - Yasodhara BagchiAfterword - Arlie Hochschild
- ISBN: 978-0-7619-9668-2
- Editorial: SAGE Publications Pvt. Ltd
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 250
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