Politics, Women and Well-Being: How Kerala Became “a Model.”. By Robin Jefferey. Houndmills: The Macmillian Press Ltd. xviii, 285 pp. $45.00.

Abstract

List of Tables - Preface - List of Abbreviations - Chronology - Introduction - PART 1: HOW OLD KERALA GAVE WAY Janamma, 1860-1940 - Old Kerala - Family - Education - Economy and Attitudes - PART 2: HOW PUBLIC POLITICS TOOK HOLD Mary Poonen Lukose, 1886-1976 - Christians Suggest - 'Communities' Form - Nationalism Inspires - Classes Organize - PART 3: HOW 'THE MODEL' TOOK SHAPE Akkamma Cheriyan Varky, 1909-82 - Education - Land - Well-Being - Conclusion K.R.Gouri - Glossary - Notes - Select Bibliography - Index