The Emergence of Feminism in India, 1850-1920
The Emergence of Feminism in India, 1850-1920

Author: Padma Anagol

Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 9780754634119

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This pioneering and innovative study paces women in India at the height of colonial rule at the centre of analysis. Drawing upon rare English and Marathi archival materials, Padma Anagol makes a compelling case for the birth of Indian feminism before the coming of Gandhi by also illustrating how collective movements to improve the status of women in India were based upon a consciousness of the inequalities in gender relations.

Florence Nightingale on Social Change in India
Florence Nightingale on Social Change in India

Author: Lynn McDonald

Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press

Published: 2007-12-06

Total Pages: 952

ISBN-13: 0889204950

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This volume shows the shift of focus that occurred during Florence Nightingale's 40-plus years of work on public health in India. It documents her concrete proposals for self-government, especially at the municipal level, and the encouragement of leading Indian nationals themselves.

Black Identities
Black Identities

Author: Mary C. WATERS

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Published: 2009-06-30

Total Pages: 431

ISBN-13: 9780674044944

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The story of West Indian immigrants to the United States is generally considered to be a great success. Mary Waters, however, tells a very different story. She finds that the values that gain first-generation immigrants initial success--a willingness to work hard, a lack of attention to racism, a desire for education, an incentive to save--are undermined by the realities of life and race relations in the United States. Contrary to long-held beliefs, Waters finds, those who resist Americanization are most likely to succeed economically, especially in the second generation.