Suvorova, Anna

Widows and daughters : gender, kinship, and power in South Asia / Anna Suvorova - Oxford University Press, Karachi : 2019 - 304 p.

1. Female leaders: A coincidence or the rule?
2. Historical roots and cultural context
3. Woman and nation
4. Narratives and stories
5. Widowed mother
6. Daughter of east
7. Daughter vs. widow
8. Exception to the rule: sister


9780199408672 (pbk)


Economics--Sex role--Women politicians--Women prime ministers

320.959 / Su89