{"product_id":"women-and-social-reform-in-modern-india-a-reader-paperback","title":"Women and Social Reform in Modern India: A Reader - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSumit Sarkar\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eTanika Sarkar\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSocial reforms aimed at changing the social, political, or economic status of women in India were important both to British colonial rule and to nascent nationalist movements. Debates over practices such as widow immolation, widow remarriage, and child marriage, as well as those governing marriage and property within different religious communities, continued to exert profound influence on Indian society and politics throughout the 20th century. In this collection, eminent historians Sumit Sarkar and Tanika Sarkar bring together some of the most important scholarly articles and primary source documents from the 19th and early 20th centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSumit Sarkar is Retired Professor of History at the University of Delhi. His books include \u003ci\u003eBeyond Nationalist Frames: Postmodernism, Hindu Fundamentalism, History\u003c\/i\u003e (IUP, 2002) and \u003ci\u003eWriting Social History.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTanika Sarkar is Professor at the Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University. She is author of \u003ci\u003eHindu Wife, Hindu Nation: Community, Religion, and Cultural Nationalism\u003c\/i\u003e (IUP, 2001) and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eWomen and Right-Wing Movements.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 560\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.9 x 7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 23, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42104360861776,"sku":"9780253220493","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/9540\/0016\/files\/Y05zSWRBTnhIR1BkbVBQRjhmQkhOZz09.webp?v=1772190023","url":"https:\/\/palm-malen-gift-shop-pmrc.myshopify.com\/products\/women-and-social-reform-in-modern-india-a-reader-paperback","provider":"Palm Malen Gift Shop -PMRC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}