A Patchwork Shawl

Author : Shamita Das Dasgupta
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780813525181
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Patchwork Shawl written by Shamita Das Dasgupta and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Patchwork Shawl sheds light on the lives of a segment of the U.S. immigrant population that has long been relegated to the margins. It focuses on women's lives that span different worlds: Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and the United States. This collection of essays by and about South Asian women in America challenges stereotypes by allowing women to speak in their own words. Together they provide discerning insights into the reconstruction of immigrant patriarchy in a new world, and the development of women's resistance to that reconstruction. Shamita Das DasGupta's introduction also acquaints readers with the psychological topography of the South Asian community. A Patchwork Shawl considers topics from re-negotiation of identity to sexuality, violence to intimacy, occupations to organizing within the community. The essays bear witness to women's negotiations for independent identities, their claim to their own bodies, and the right to choose relationships based on their own histories and truths. They bring new understanding to the intersection of gender, ethnicity, race, sexuality, and class.

Author : Annie's
Publisher : Annies
ISBN 13 : 9781640250949
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Prayer Shawl Quilts written by Annie's and published by Annies. This book was released on 2019-09-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are times when a special quilt is required to fill a need, provide comfort or give someone a blessing. On such occasions, we want to let those friends, or even strangers, know that we have been praying for them. For that reason, we present this collection of shawls, throws and lap quilts from designers who have a variety of faith backgrounds. 48 pages. Quilts for beginner and intermediate level quilters are included. A section of prayers and blessings complete the book.

Author : Shamita Das Dasgupta
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
ISBN 13 : 0813541271
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Body Evidence written by Shamita Das Dasgupta and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2007-04-01 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When South Asians immigrated to the United States in great numbers in the 1970s, they were passionately driven to achieve economic stability and socialize the next generation to retain the traditions of their home culture. During these years, the immigrant community went to great lengths to project an impeccable public image by denying the existence of social problems such as domestic violence, sexual assault, child sexual abuse, mental illness, racism, and intergenerational conflict. It was not until recently that activist groups have worked to bring these issues out into the open. In Body Evidence, more than twenty scholars and public health professionals uncover the unique challenges faced by victims of violence in intimate spaces . . . within families, communities and trusted relationships in South Asian American communities. Topics include cultural obsession with women's chastity and virginity; the continued silence surrounding intimate violence among women who identify themselves as lesbian, bisexual, or transgender; the consequences of refusing marriage proposals or failing to meet dowry demands; and, ultimately, the ways in which the United States courts often confuse and exacerbate the plights of these women.

Author : George Watt
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 794 pages
Book Rating : 4.3R/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Indian Art at Delhi, 1903 written by George Watt and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 794 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Publisher : Taunton Press
ISBN 13 : 1600850030
Total Pages : 175 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Prayer Shawl Companion written by and published by Taunton Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Matthew Blair
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.EG/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Paisley Shawl and the Men who Produced it written by Matthew Blair and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Knut A. Jacobsen
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9047401409
Total Pages : 556 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book South Asians in the Diaspora written by Knut A. Jacobsen and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2018-08-14 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the role of religion in a great number of the South Asian diaspora communities around the world and is unique in its emphasis on religious diversity, both across and within the religious traditions.

Author : Joel Kuortti
Publisher : Atlantic Publishers & Dist
ISBN 13 : 9788126905799
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Indian Women's Short Fiction written by Joel Kuortti and published by Atlantic Publishers & Dist. This book was released on 2007 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although Indian Women S Short Fiction Has Always Enjoyed Equal Importance And Popularity As Their Novels, Very Little Critical Attention Has Been Paid To It So Far. Indian Women S Short Fiction Seeks To Fulfil This Long Felt Need. It Puts Together Fifteen Perceptive And Analytical Articles By Scholars Across The World. The Articles, Which Are Focussed On Native Indian Writing As Well As Diasporic Short Fiction, Deal With Such Interesting Literary Issues As Construction Of Femininity, Disablement And Enablement, Bengali Heritage, Hybrid Identities, Nostalgia, Representation Of The Partition Violence, Tradition And Modernity, And Cultural Perspectivism.It Is Hoped That The Book Will Prove Useful To Scholars Interested In Short Fiction Studies In General And Indian Women S Short Fiction In Particular.

Author : Laura Zukaite
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
ISBN 13 : 0486818519
Total Pages : 115 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Inspired Shawls written by Laura Zukaite and published by Courier Dover Publications. This book was released on 2018-03-22 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Knitters of all skill levels will appreciate this rich variety of interesting and unique patterns, which feature herringbone and cable stitches, ruffles, stripes, and other motifs in gorgeous, hand-dyed yarns.

Author : Donna Bowman
Publisher : Lexington Books
ISBN 13 : 0739179721
Total Pages : 391 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Prayer Shawl Ministries and Women’s Theological Imagination written by Donna Bowman and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2015-10-30 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on personal interviews, Prayer Shawl Ministries and Women’s Theological Imagination uncovers the theological creativity of Christian lay women quietly stitching their own sacred fabric. From the origins of prayer shawl ministry in feminist and ecumenical thought, the movement has grown to hundreds of groups, composed mostly of women over 60, in denominations across the political and doctrinal spectrum. Through participation in handcrafting ministries, participants reflect on themes that sometimes complement and sometimes challenge the public stances of their communities. Women in prayer shawl ministries develop commitments to broad inclusion, reject the intrusion of market forces, and realize their productive power. Out of their traditional roles as caretakers, they craft compassion into a conscious, theologically-rich practice. Out of their historical subordination, they cultivate trust in divine providence and hope for the preservation of their legacy. Listening to their ideas, convictions, and concerns, and connecting them to findings from multiple scholarly fields, this book seeks to disclose the convergences and complexity of ordinary women’s theological thinking and behavior.