| Description |
1 online resource (xxii, 358 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Contents |
Dedication -- Figures and Boxes -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Note on Transliteration and Translation -- Part One Women's and Girls' Periodicals:1 The Periodical as a Genre An Introduction -- 2 Women's Periodicals -- 3 Girls' Periodicals -- 4 Genre and Domesticity -- 5 Hindi and the Question of Comprehensibility -- 6 Conclusion -- Part Two A Reader: Editorials and Readers' Letters -- Essays, Speeches, and Advice texts -- (Auto) biographical Accounts, Fiction, and Poetry -- Advertisements and Book -- Reviews -- Conclusion -- Primary Sources -- Index |
| Summary |
An in-depth study of Hindi women's periodicals in early 20th century north India, this volume investigates debates around gender roles, the politicisation of women, and language politics as they were presented to a primarily female audience during a period of social reform and heightened nationalist activism |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-349) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Women in mass media.
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Hindu women -- India
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Women's periodicals.
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Periodicals -- Publishing -- India, North -- History -- 20th century
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Hindu women
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Periodicals -- Publishing
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Women in mass media
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Women's periodicals
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India
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North India
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780199080922 |
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0199080925 |
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