White Saris and Sweet Mangoes: Aging, Gender, and Body in North India

Contributor(s): Lamb, Sarah (Author)

ISBN: 9780520220010

Publisher: University of California Press

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Paperback

$33.95

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Pub Date: June 22, 2000

Dewey: 305.26095414

LCCN: 99088195

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Bibliography, Glossary, Index, Maps, Price on Product

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 0.94" H x 9.02" L x 6.32" W ( 1.10 lbs) 323 pages

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Description: By examining both gender and aging in this ethnography of an Indian village, Sarah Lamb forces a re-examination of major debates in feminist anthropology and contributes to the small but growing literature on aging in contemporary culture.

Review Quotes: "This richly detailed ethnography describes ideas about aging, gender, and body in a Bengali village in North India."-"Choice

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