Bengali Women

First published in 1972 and again in 1975, this study of Hindu Bengali women in upper and upper-middle class families in India is cited in BCL3 . In a new afterword, Roy discusses changes in Bengali society and culture over the last two decades which have direct bearings on women's lives: divorce and the breakup of the joint family, education, increasing Westernization, and the erosion of traditional religious practices. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.