May You Be The Mother Of A Hundred Sons: A Journey Among The Women Of India

Arrival And Introduction -- Wedding First, Love Later : Arranged Marriage Among The Educated Class -- Flames : A Bride Burning And A Sati -- Beyond The Veil : The Women Of The Village Of Khajuron -- No More Little Girls : Female Infanticide Among The Poor Of Tamil Nadu And Sex-selective Abortion Among The Rich Of Bombay -- Towards Equality : The Indian Women's Movement -- Indira Is India, And India Is Indira : Mrs. Ghandi And Her Legacy For Indian Women In Politics -- Rekha, Dimple, Sridevi And Friends : The Actresses Of Bombay -- Poets And Revolutionaries : Three Women Of Calcutta -- Her Own Place In The Sun : A Professional Woman And A Housewife -- Small Family, Happy Family : The Lessons Of Population Control -- Departure And Conclusion. Elisabeth Bumiller. Originally Published: New York : Random House, 1990. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [291]-295) And Index.

Author : Elisabeth Bumiller

Publisher : Ballantine Books

Published Year : 1991

Format : Paperback, 336 pages

Language : English

ISBN : 0449906140

ISBN13 : 9780449906149