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The Dorothy Blair Papers date from circa 1913-1989 and consist of correspondence, diaries, writings, research materials, financial and estate records, memorabilia, a scrapbook, biographical information, and photographs. The materials primarily document her study and research concerning Japanese glass. Correspondence (1916-1989) concerns her studies and travels, especially in Japan, and also includes letters from Mount Holyoke administrators, faculty, and alumnae congratulating Blair on the honorary degree she received from the College in 1974. Additional letters concerning Blair after her death were written to John H. Martin, the retired Deputy Director of Administration at the Corning Museu...
"Over a thousand years of stories and memoirs that reflect the changing status and ongoing struggle of women in the Orient"--Page 1 of cover.
"An outstanding literary biography" AMITAV GHOSH "Mukul writes beautifully, and brings to life a man who has often been misunderstood" BENJAMIN MOSER "This book is a remarkable contribution to the world of Indian letters: ANNIE ZAIDI Sachchidanand Hirananda Vatsyayan 'Agyeya' is unarguably one of the most remarkable figures of Indian literature. From his revolutionary youth to acquiring the mantle of a (highly controversial) patron saint of Hindi literature, Agyeya's turbulent life also tells a history of the Hindi literary world and of a new nation-spanning as it does two world wars, Independence and Partition, and the building and fraying of the Nehruvian state. Akshaya Mukul's comprehensi...
Crisscrossing Through Afro-Asian Literature is intended to give the reader varied views of life in the Afro-Asian sphere. It hopes to help the reader capture the nuances of the human experience that well from the vast wealth of wisdom and culture in these countries.
Through the use of group therapy sessions, conducted within a cognitive-behavioural framework, the author explores the cultural, social and parentual influences on women's lives. In-depth case studies and transcripts from the sessions illustrate women's actual step-by step process in examining issues as: motherhood, divorce, self-determination, etc. The focus is on the individual woman and her situation.
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