Of woman caste
Subtitle: the experience of gender in rural India
By: Anjali Bagwe.
Publisher: Stree (Bhaktal & Sen); Zed Books
Published: 1995
Place of publication: London ; Atlantic Highlands, N.J
Number of pages: 245
Subjects: Caste -- India -- Masure -- Case studies; Gender identity -- India -- Masure -- Case studies; Sex role -- India -- Masure -- Case studies; Women farmers -- India -- Masure -- Case studies; Women, Maratha -- India -- Masure -- Economic conditions -- Case studies; Women, Maratha -- India -- Masure -- Social conditions -- Case studies; Masure (India) -- Religious life and customs -- Case studies; Masure (India) -- Social life and customs -- Case studies
Description: This major study of village women's lives demonstrates the many creative strategies women use to cope with the dual stresses of poverty and patriarchy. Focusing in particular on village farmers, the author has explored the 'grassroots reality' of women's lives in her ancestral village, Masure, on the Konkan coast of western India.

A powerful portrayal of village life, Of Woman Caste furthers our understanding of the complexities which village women face in maintaining the balance between traditional expectations and current realities.
Notes: Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, Berkeley, 1989. Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-235) and index.

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