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The Demon Slayers and Other Stories
Bengali Folk Tales (International Folk Tales (Paperback))
by Sayantani Dasgupta, Shamita Das Dasgupta
Paperback, 167 Pages, Published 1994 by Interlink Publishing Group
ISBN-13: 978-1-56656-156-3, ISBN: 1-56656-156-6

"The rich culture of Bengal has survived millennia of change, invasion and reemergence. The poet D.L. Roy once wrote of Bengal as the place where "your feet are washed by the sea and your head is adorned by the snowy crown of mountains." Once united, the region he described is now divided between the eastern state of West Bengal in India, and the independent nation of Bangladesh. Among the stories of princes, devata (deities) and bloo ..."






Globalization and Transnational Surrogacy in India(Reprint)
Outsourcing Life
by Sayantani Dasgupta, Shamita Das Dasgupta, Preeti Nayak, Assistant Professor Anindita Majumdar, Varada Madge, Amrita Pande, Sharmila Rudrappa, Seema Mohapatra, Amy Feinberg, Jennifer Maisel, Dr Alison Bailey, Dasgupta/Dasgupta/Ru
Paperback, 276 Pages, Published 2015 by Lexington Books
ISBN-13: 978-1-4985-2520-6, ISBN: 1-4985-2520-2

"From computer support and hotel reservations to laboratory results and radiographic interpretations, it seems everything can be ‘outsourced’ in our globalized world. One would not think so with parenthood, however, especially motherhood, as it is a fundamental activity humans have historically preserved as personal and private. In our modern age, however, the advent and accessibility of assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) and the ..."






Globalization and Transnational Surrogacy in India
Outsourcing Life
by Sayantani Dasgupta, Shamita Das Dasgupta, Preeti Nayak, Assistant Professor Anindita Majumdar, Varada Madge, Amrita Pande, Sharmila Rudrappa, Seema Mohapatra, Amy Feinberg, Jennifer Maisel, Dr Alison Bailey, Dasgupta/Dasgupta/Ru
Hardcover, 276 Pages, Published 2014 by Lexington Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-7391-8742-5, ISBN: 0-7391-8742-2

"From computer support and hotel reservations to laboratory results and radiographic interpretations, it seems everything can be ‘outsourced’ in our globalized world. One would not think so with parenthood, however, especially motherhood, as it is a fundamental activity humans have historically preserved as personal and private. In our modern age, however, the advent and accessibility of assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) and the ..."






Globalization and Transnational Surrogacy in India
Outsourcing Life
by Sayantani Dasgupta, Shamita Das Dasgupta, Preeti Nayak, Dr Alison Bailey, Varada Madge, Amrita Pande, Anindita Majumdar, Sharmila Rudrappa, Seema Mohapatra
Digital, 276 Pages, Published 2014 by Lexington Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-7391-8743-2, ISBN: 0-7391-8743-0

"Daksha knew that just one surrogate birth will not give her enough money, but she echoed Divya's instructions: I will use the money to educate my children and repair my house. I knowI won't have anything left for later but I don't want to do it ( surrogacy) again. Matron Madam is right. God has been generous this time. He has given me the biggest gift—the opportunity to help my family. I don't want to be greedy and try for the secon ..."






Global Perspectives on Prostitution and Sex Trafficking(Reprint)
Africa, Asia, Middle East, and Oceania
by Rochelle L. Dalla, Lynda M. Baker, John Defrain, Celia Williamson, Benta A. Abuya, Rita Chaikin, Penny Crofts, Shamita Das Dasgupta, Eileen Farao, Nina Fitriana, Christine Forster, Caren J. Frost, Naomi Graetz, Miao Jia, Vedna Jivan, Mark King, Lois R. Mberengwa, Nilufer Medora, Jane Rose Njue, Peggy G. Ntseane, Jason Prior, Dorothy Rombo, Hannah Safran, Indrani Sinha, Ahon Adaka Terfa, Sam Winter, Chen Yiyun, Maha N. Younes, Christopher Carey, Baker/Defrain/Graetz
Paperback, 348 Pages, Published 2013 by Lexington Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-7391-8447-9, ISBN: 0-7391-8447-4

"This book is part of a two-volume set that examines prostitution and sex trafficking on a global scale, with each chapter devoted to a particular country in one of seven geo-cultural areas of the world. The 16 chapters in this volume (Volume II) are devoted to examination of the commercial sex industry (CSI) in countries within Africa, Asia, Middle East, and Oceania, while the 18 chapters comprising Volume I focus exclusively on Europe, ..."






Global Perspectives on Prostitution and Sex Trafficking(1st Edition)
Africa, Asia, Middle East, and Oceania
by John Defrain, Celia Williamson, Contributor-Rita Chaikin, Contributor-Penny Crofts, Contributor-Eileen Farao, Contributor-Christopher Carey, Contributor-Nina Fitriana, Contributor-Christine Forster, Contributor-Naomi Graetz, Contributor-Miao Jia, Contributor-Vedna Jivan, Contributor-Mark King, Contributor-Jason Prior, Contributor-Nilufer Medora, Contributor-Koentjoro, Rochelle L. Dalla, Lynda M. Baker, Dorothy, Benta A. Abuya, Shamita Das Dasgupta, Caren J. Frost, Lois R. Mberengwa, Jane Rose Njue, Peggy G. Ntseane, Hannah Safran, Indrani Sinha, Ahon Adaka Terfa, Sam Winter, Chen Yiyun, Maha N. Younes, Dalla/Baker/Williams, Et Al
Hardcover, 414 Pages, Published 2011 by Lexington Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-7391-3275-3, ISBN: 0-7391-3275-X

"This book is part of a two-volume set that examines prostitution and sex trafficking on a global scale, with each chapter devoted to a particular country in one of seven geo-cultural areas of the world. The 16 chapters in this volume (Volume II) are devoted to examination of the commercial sex industry (CSI) in countries within Africa, Asia, Middle East, and Oceania, while the 18 chapters comprising Volume I focus exclusively on Europe, ..."






Body Evidence
Intimate Violence Against South Asian Women in America
by Shamita Das Dasgupta, Sharmila Rudrappa
Digital, 319 Pages, Published 2007 by Rutgers University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8135-4127-3, ISBN: 0-8135-4127-1

"Anu was physically and sexually abused in the United States for several years. Her husband is an ... Once when they were in India, Anu had reported him to the police after a particularly violent night. Later that afternoon, her ... According to Soniya Munshi, director of Manavi, the actual numbers might be even higher, because some women are on the verge of losing or have already lost their H- status, and many clients' immigratio ..."






Body Evidence
Intimate Violence Against South Asian Women in America
by Shamita Das Dasgupta
Published 2007
ISBN-13: 978-1-281-09254-0, ISBN: 1-281-09254-1






Body Evidence(1st Edition)
Intimate Violence against South Asian Women in America
by Shamita Das Dasgupta, Sharmila Rudrappa, Bandana Purkayastha, Professor Anitha Venkataramain-Kothari, Professor Ruksana Ayyub, Professor Bidya Ranjeet, Professor Sandeep Hunjan, Professor Shelagh Towson, Professor Maunica Sthanki, Professor Grace Poore, Professor Prajna Choudhury, Professor Sunita Puri, Professor Shashi Jain, Professor Mandeep Grewal, Professor Shivali Shah, Professor Rupaleem Bhuyan, Professor Sujatha Anbuselvi Jesudason, Professor Elora Halim Chowdhury, Professor Diya Kallivayalil Phd
Hardcover, 320 Pages, Published 2007 by Rutgers University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8135-3981-2, ISBN: 0-8135-3981-1

"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, ..."






Body Evidence
Intimate Violence against South Asian Women in America
by Shamita Das Dasgupta, Sharmila Rudrappa, Bandana Purkayastha, Professor Ruksana Ayyub, Professor Bidya Ranjeet, Professor Sandeep Hunjan, Professor Shelagh Towson, Professor Maunica Sthanki, Professor Diya Kallivayalil, Professor Grace Poore, Professor Prajna Choudhury, Professor Sunita Puri, Professor Shashi Jain, Professor Mandeep Grewal, Professor Shivali Shah, Professor Rupaleem Bhuyan, Professor Anitha Venkataramain-Kothari, Professor Sujatha Anbuselvi Jesudason, Professor Elora Halim Chowdhury, Rutgers University Press
Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 2007 by Rutgers University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8135-3982-9, ISBN: 0-8135-3982-X

""This book offers powerful insights into the experiences of South Asian battered women in the U.S."-Natalie Sokoloff, professor of sociology, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York "If you can read just one book to understand domestic violence in this country, read Body Evidence. Dasgupta brings brilliant voices together to explicate the meanings of sexuality, class, ethnicity, gender, and legal status in th ..."






A Patchwork Shawl
Chronicles of South Asian Women in America
by Shamita Das Dasgupta, Rutgers University Press
Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 1998 by Rutgers University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8135-2518-1, ISBN: 0-8135-2518-7

"In the 1960s, Shamita Das Dasgupta moved from India to the United States with her husband. They settled in the Midwest, feeling culturally stranded and pressured on all sides to cut loose ties to their mother country while taking on the customs of their adopted land. In A Patchwork Shawl, Dasgupta works to make sense of the divide she and her children straddle, as do other essay writers from Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, India, and Pakistan. ..."






A Patchwork Shawl
Chronicles of South Asian Women in America
by Shamita Das Dasgupta
Hardcover, 239 Pages, Published 1998 by Rutgers Univ Pr
ISBN-13: 978-0-8135-2517-4, ISBN: 0-8135-2517-9

"In the 1960s, Shamita Das Dasgupta moved from India to the United States with her husband. They settled in the Midwest, feeling culturally stranded and pressured on all sides to cut loose ties to their mother country while taking on the customs of their adopted land. In A Patchwork Shawl, Dasgupta works to make sense of the divide she and her children straddle, as do other essay writers from Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, India, and Pakistan. ..."






The Demon Slayers and Other Stories
Bengali Folk Tales (International Folk Tales (Hardcover))
by Sayantani Dasgupta, Shamita Dasgupta
Hardcover, 224 Pages, Published 1994 by Interlink Publishing Group
ISBN-13: 978-1-56656-164-8, ISBN: 1-56656-164-7

"The 20 tales and nine poems in this anthology give the reader a fascinating insight into the oral literature and rich culture of Bengal, the region now comprising of West Bengal in India, and Bangladesh."






All That Glitters
An Assessment of Feminist Consciousness in Hindi Films
by Shamita Das Dasgupta
Paperback, Published by Michigan State Univ Office Of
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Body Evidence
by Shamita Das Dasgupta
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