Motherhood in India: Glorification without Empowerment?

By Maithreyi Krishnaraj

Book Overview

This book presents an overview of the experiences and representations of motherhood in India from ancient to modern times. The argument is that the centrality of motherhood as an ideology in a woman�s life is manufactured. It analyses different structures of society � language, religion, law.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367176440
• ISBN13: 9780367176440
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Routledge India
• Length: 372 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 8.4"