The wrap and the weft: community and gender identity among Banaras weavers/
Raman, Vasanthi
The wrap and the weft: community and gender identity among Banaras weavers/ Vasanthi Raman - London: Routledge, 2010. - 384 p.
Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Maps and List of Wards (Varanasi); List of Abbreviations; Glossary of Selected Terms; Preface and Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Hindu Banaras: Plural Realities and Singular Representations; 2. Muslims in Banaras; 3. Banaras Muslims Today: Men and Women in the Warp and Weft of the Sari; 4. Communal Violence in the 1990s and Hindu-Muslim Relations; 5. Of Home and the World: The Homes and Worlds of Banaras Women; 6. The Vanishing World of the Julahas: The Current Crisis and Its Consequences. 7. Walking the Razor's Edge: Narratives of Two WomenConclusion; Appendix I-A: Census Tables for Handloom Sector, Varanasi District; Appendix I-B: Census Tables for Powerloom Sector, Uttar Pradesh; Appendix II: 2001 Census for Varanasi District; Appendix III: Family Profiles --
Bazardiha, Jalalipur and Lohta; Bibliography; About the Author; Index.
9780203151747
307.774 / RAM/T
The wrap and the weft: community and gender identity among Banaras weavers/ Vasanthi Raman - London: Routledge, 2010. - 384 p.
Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Maps and List of Wards (Varanasi); List of Abbreviations; Glossary of Selected Terms; Preface and Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Hindu Banaras: Plural Realities and Singular Representations; 2. Muslims in Banaras; 3. Banaras Muslims Today: Men and Women in the Warp and Weft of the Sari; 4. Communal Violence in the 1990s and Hindu-Muslim Relations; 5. Of Home and the World: The Homes and Worlds of Banaras Women; 6. The Vanishing World of the Julahas: The Current Crisis and Its Consequences. 7. Walking the Razor's Edge: Narratives of Two WomenConclusion; Appendix I-A: Census Tables for Handloom Sector, Varanasi District; Appendix I-B: Census Tables for Powerloom Sector, Uttar Pradesh; Appendix II: 2001 Census for Varanasi District; Appendix III: Family Profiles --
Bazardiha, Jalalipur and Lohta; Bibliography; About the Author; Index.
9780203151747
307.774 / RAM/T