| May You Be the Mother of a Hundred Sons: A Journey Among the Women of India Contributor(s): Bumiller, Elisabeth (Author) |
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ISBN: 0449906140 ISBN-13: 9780449906149 Publisher: Ballantine Books OUR PRICE: $18.05 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1991 Annotation: "The most stimulating and thought-provoking book on India in a long time..Bumiller has made India new and immediate again." THE WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLD In a chronicle rich in diversity, detail, and empathy, Elisabeth Bumiller illuminates the many women's lives she shared--from wealthy sophisticates in New Delhi, to villagers in the dusty northern plains, to movie stars in Bombay, intellectuals in Calcutta, and health workers in the south--and the contradictions she encountered, during her three and a half years in India as a reporter for THE WASHINGTON POST. In their fascinating, and often tragic stories, Bumiller found a strength even in powerlessness, and a universality that raises questions for women around the world. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Women's Studies - History | Asia - India & South Asia |
| Dewey: 305.409 |
| LCCN: 00000000 |
| Physical Information: 0.62" H x 5.07" W x 7.99" (0.51 lbs) 336 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Indian - Ethnic Orientation - Indian - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "The most stimulating and thought-provoking book on India in a long time..Bumiller has made India new and immediate again." THE WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLD In a chronicle rich in diversity, detail, and empathy, Elisabeth Bumiller illuminates the many women's lives she shared--from wealthy sophisticates in New Delhi, to villagers in the dusty northern plains, to movie stars in Bombay, intellectuals in Calcutta, and health workers in the south--and the contradictions she encountered, during her three and a half years in India as a reporter for THE WASHINGTON POST. In their fascinating, and often tragic stories, Bumiller found a strength even in powerlessness, and a universality that raises questions for women around the world. |
