Muslim women, reform and princely patronage Nawab Sultan Jahan Begam of Bhopal

Examines the emergence of a Muslim women's movement in India. This book puts forward the importance for early Muslim female activists to balance continuity and innovation. It analyzes the role of the 'daughters of reform,' the first generation of Muslim women who contributed to the re...

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Main Author: Lambert-Hurley, Siobhan (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxon, UK Routledge 2007
Series:Royal Asiatic Society books
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Summary:Examines the emergence of a Muslim women's movement in India. This book puts forward the importance for early Muslim female activists to balance continuity and innovation. It analyzes the role of the 'daughters of reform,' the first generation of Muslim women who contributed to the reformist discourse, particularly at the regional level
Physical Description:xiii, 256 pages illustrations, maps 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:9780415401920