Women and Labour in Late Colonial India
Subtitle: The Bengal Jute Industry (Cambridge Studies in Indian History and Society)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: December 14, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 285
ISBN-13: 9780521035064
Subjects: Asian / Middle Eastern history: from c 1900 -; History; History - General History; History: World; India; Asia - India; Economic History; Women's Studies - History; Business & Economics-Economic History; History / India; Social Science-Women's Studies - History; Women--Employment--India--Bengal; Women--Employment--India--Bengal Women--Emplo; Modern - 20th Century
First sentence: The exclusion of women from modern factory industries is no doubt related to their low proportion in the population of the cities and towns in which the factories and mills were situated.