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Antharjanam: Memoirs of a Namboodiri Woman
Contributor(s): Nilayamgode, Devaki (Author)

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 ISBN: 0198079877     ISBN-13: 9780198079873
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
OUR PRICE: $18.95  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: May 2012
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | Women Authors
- Literary Criticism | Asian - Indic
- Biography & Autobiography
Dewey: B
LCCN: 2012406434
Series: Oxford India Paperbacks
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" L (0.45 lbs) 204 pages
Themes:
- Sex & Gender - Feminine
- Cultural Region - Indian
Features: Glossary, Illustrated, Table of Contents
 
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Publisher Description:
Ending the silence of centuries comes this startling murmur: the first full-length account of a Namboodiri woman's life describing a world long gone. Told without a trace of self-pity, Devaki Nilayamgode's work is a remarkable achievement in the domain of personal and social history.

The memoirs unfold a variety of experiences that range from changing agricultural practices and esoteric medical ones like indigenous systems of anti-snake-venom treatment to the gradual erosion of the community's wealth and unquestioned social power. With time, the winds of change brought radical ideas into these dim interiors. While J. Devika's detailed Introduction contextualizes the great changes the author describes, the many evocative illustrations by one of Kerala's most famous artists transport us into the Namboodiri woman's world.
 
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