Muslim Women, Reform and Princely Patronage: Nawab Sultan Jahan Begam of Bhopal (Royal Asiatic Society Books)

by SiobhanLambert-Hurley (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2006

  $42.12

  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.