Women in Changing Society: A Bibliographical Study

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Eversince Eve brought about the fall of Adam from the Garden of Eden, women has been an object of perennial interest for the chauvinist males. Even the Bard of Avon could not help expressing his wonder at the mystery of women’s eyes in these immortal lines. From women’s eyes this doctrine I drive. they sparkle still the right Promethean fire, they are the books, the arts, the academies, that show , contain and nourish all the world. Thus man-woman syndrome has been a topic of perennial discourse among poets, philosophers and sociologists all from different angles. In course of time the society got male-dominated and woman’s lot was marked by a status of inferiority and degradation, specially during the Middle Ages. The reality was forgotten that man and woman are the two, wheels of the chariot of life and the success of life’s journey was dependent on the stamina and steadfastness of both the wheels. But now the wheel of woman’s destiny has turned full circle much to the chagrin of chauvinist male. Due to universal education, economic Independence and mastery of birth control techniques. Woman today enjoys a degree of freedom and equality which were never known before and she has started asserting herself and has become a formidable rival of man in all walks of life. And then followed a vast body of literature on the role of women and their status in society. This is being produced daily in the shape of books, research papers, articles, reports, news items and plethora of productions all scattered extensively over a wide field of speculation. The research scholars conducting research in this subject had to grope in the dark in the absence of an appropriate bibliography of such writings which will serve as a ready reference tool for locating various sources of information on women. The learned author has made good this deficiency by producing a comprehensive classified Bibliography as embodied in the present volume. This is a unique reference tool which covers extensive sources of information on women written in ancient, medieval and modern times. Comprising 19 chapters, it contains more than 5000 references relating to women in all ages. It covers all sources of information embracing topics of interest relating to women their family life, marriage , education, health (including menarcheal age and fertility) birth control, rural scenes, occupation and employment in government Service and their role in different professions like films, medicine, business and engineering, agriculture, politics, social sciences, journalism, legal profession and their sufferings on account of social evils handicaps and infirmities like dowry and divorce, bigamy, caps and infirmities like dowry and divorce, bigamy, rape, prostitution and other atrocities to which they are subjected. This volume is thus an indispensable reference tool which should be the proud possession not only to academic, public and private libraries but also of all private books shelves. Research scholars of social sciences, social reformers and administrators will find it of inestimable value.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Shri Nath Sahai

Dr. Shrinath sahai is a University Librarian currently at the University of Judhpur, Rajasthan (Indian), since 1976, were he holds the rank and status of University Professor. Before this assignment, he ws at the Bihar University Library, Muzaffarpur. He has worked also as Documentation Officer at the research library of the A.N. Sinha institute of Social Studies, Patna. He has lectured, for some time, at the library schools in U.P. and Bihar. Educated at allahabad, Varanasi, and Patna, Dr Sahai was awarded Ph. D.Degree in 1969 for the empirical research done by him on the subject ‘Library and the community’. His thesis, already published (1973) has been adjudged as “a remarkable and praiseworthy contribution to library literature’. He has also worked as Project Director of several project sanctioned by the Social Science Documentation Centre (ICSSR), New Delhi. Eminently known for his extensive writing, Dr. Sahai has contributed widely on different aspects of library science and librarianship both in English and Hindi languages. His research papers have been published in the standard professional and academic journals in India and abroad. Author of seven books, Dr. Sahai has also done creative writing. His literary pieces of stories, poems, esssys and articles have been published in the leading literary journals and national dailies. He has also given talks on all India Radio. He received the Utttar Pradesh Hindi Sansthan Award (F Government)1976-77 for his book “Pustakalaya Avam Samudaya”. He is life member of ILA and also member of IASLIC and IAAL.

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Women in Changing Society: A Bibliographical Study
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1st ed.
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xxxii+441p., Bibliography; Index; 23cm.
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