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Part I

Books, Mimeo Papers/ Reports and
Conferences/ Seminars/ Workshops Papers/ Reports
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001
Amarendu Jyoti
Women in public life: a study of the conditions of working women in post-war Japan.- Delhi:
Department of Chinese and Japanese Studies, University of Delhi,1996.
215p.
Dissertation submitted to the University of Delhi in partial fulfilment of requirements for the award of
the degree of Master of Philosophy
331.4(52)AMA.W 11935

002
Anantharam. S
Declining Sex ratio in India 1901-81.- New Delhi: Centre for the Study of Regional Development,
School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University,1989.
139p.
Thesis submitted to the JNU in fulfilment of requirements for the award of degree of doctor of
Philosophy
312 ANA.D 5449

003
Antony, Mary
An analysis of the development of school science education with special reference to sexism.- Delhi:
Central Institute of Education, University of Delhi,1988.
94p.
Dissertation submitted to the University of Delhi in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the
award of the degree of Master of Philosophy
372.35 ANT.A

004
Barnes, Lindsay
Women, work and struggle : Bhowra Colliery 1900-1985.- New Delhi: Centre for the Study of Social
Systems, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University,1989.
ii, 316p.
Thesis submitted to the Jawaharlal Nehru University in fulfilment of the requirements for the award
of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy
305.423(5412)BAR.W 3847

005
Bhatnagar, Vandana
Women in public enterprises.- Jaipur: Archana,1995.
204p.
A study of socio-economic conditions of working women in public enterprises of Rajasthan. Thesis
submitted to the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Faculty of
Commerce)
331.4(544)BHA.S 11712

006
Chatterjee, Sofia
Womens movement and reforms in China - a study of the All China Women's Federation.- Delhi:
Department of Political Science, University of Delhi. ,2001.
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276p.
Submitted to the University of Delhi for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy
305.424(51)CHA.W

007
Cunningham, Nicola
Seduced and abandoned: the legal regulation of domestic workers in Canada from 1867 to 1940.-
Ontario: Faculty of Graduate Studies, York University, 1991.
161p.
A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the
degree of Master of Laws
331.4(71)CUN.S

008
Damsleth, Bente
Coping with disrupted lives - a study of Afghan girls and their family networks.- Oslo: Centre for
Development and the Environment, University of Oslo. ,2003.
128p.-(SUM Dissertations and Theses; 04/2003)
Thesis submitted in requirement of Cand. Polit. degree, Department of Social Anthropology,
University of Oslo.
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305.23(581)DAM.C

009
Datar, Chhaya
Redefining exploitation: towards a socialist feminist critique of Marxist theory : a provisional draft.-
The Hague: Institute of Social Studies,1980-81.
149p.-(Research Monographs)
Dissertation submitted for Masters degree in Women and Development at the Institute of Social
Studies, Hague, 1980-81 theses.
305.422 DAT.R 1321

010
Dhanda, Amita
A critical appraisal of the laws relating to the mentally ill.- Delhi: Faculty of Law, University of
Delhi,1993.
454p.
Thesis submitted to the University of Delhi for the degrees of Doctor of Philosophy
346.0138 DHA.C 9724

011
George, Nirmala
Women in Indian industry: a sociological analysis of the impact of India's industrilisation on the
status of women.- New Delhi: Centre for the Study of Social Systems, School of Social Sciences,
Jawaharlal Nehru University,1984.
156p.
Dissertation submitted to the Jawaharlal Nehru University in partial fulfilment of the requirement for
the award of the degree of Master of Philosophy
331.4 GEO.W


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012
Gill, Rena
Modelling the rural household - a critique from a gender perspective: dissertation.- : ,.1988
58p.
M.A. Dissertation, submitted in September 1988.
305.481(6651)GIL.M

013
Hema Kumari, T A
A sociological study of women migration in rural India.- Waltair: Department of Sociology, Andhra
University.,1981.
563p.
Thesis submitted for the award of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology, Andhra
University, Waltair
304.8(5484)HEM.S 2750

014
Kaul, Shanta
Personality factors, values and interests among the most accepted and least accepted secondary school
female teachers of Mathura district.- Agra: Department of Psychology, Agra College.,1977.
216p.
Thesis submitted to the Agra University, Agra for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology
371.1 KAU.P

015
Lal, Jayati
Of televisions and T-Shirts: the making of a gendered working class and the made in India label.- Sl:
Cornell University,1998.
464p.
A dissertation presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School of Cornell University in partial
fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy
331.4 LAL.O

016
Larsson, Marie
When women unite! The making of the anti-liqour movement in Andhra Pradesh, India.- Stockholm:
Department of Social Anthropology, Stockholm University,2006.
274p.
Doctoral thesis in social anthropology of Stockholm University, Sweden 2006
305.423(5484)LAR.W 12434

017
Loveridge, Patricia
A study of selected women's organisations in India.- Delhi: Department of Sociology, Delhi School of
Economics, University of Delhi: ,1992.
127p.
Dissertation submitted to the University of Delhi in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the
degree of Master of Philosophy
305.424 LOV.S 11934

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018
Maswooda, Birjees
Position of women in Islam - myths and facts: dissertation.- Bangalore: Department of Women's
Studies, N.M.K.R.V. Post Graduate College for Women. ,1995.
200p. [Photocopy].
A dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Post-Graduate Degree
(Master of Arts)in Women's Studies
305.48 MAS.P

019
Mitra, Himanjali
The woman outside the domestic space: from the courtesan to the prostitute in Indian fiction.- New
Delhi: Centre of Linguistics and English, School of Languages, Jawaharlal Nehru University,1997.
116p(Photocopy).
Dissertation submitted to the Jawaharlal Nehru University in fulfilment of the requirements for the
award of the degree of Master of Philosophy
809.89287 MIT.W

020
Noponen, Helzi Tuula
The gender division of labour in the urban informal sector of Developing Countries- a panel survey of
households in Madras India.- Berkeley: Graduate Division, University of California,1987.
350p.(Photocopy).
Dissertation submitted in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of
Philosophy
331.4 NOP.G 5801

021
Parasher, Archana
Family law reform and the position of women in post independence India.- Si: Australian National
University,1989.
vii, 294p.
A thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy of the Australian National University
346.01 PAR.F 4444

022
Pradhan, Poonam
Similarities and divergence in the inheritance laws of India: a feasibility study in unification.- Delhi:
Faculty of Law, University of Delhi,1985.
Thesis submitted to the University of Delhi for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Law
346.05 PRA.S 1994

023
Rasaily, Rinju
Labour and health in tea plantations: a case study of Phuguri Tea Estate, Darjeeling.- New Delhi:
Centre for Social Medicine and Community Health, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru
University,2003.
337p.
Thesis submitted to the Jawaharlal Nehru University in fulfilment of the requirements for the award
of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy
331.4(5414)RAS.L 11933
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024
Saihjee, Aarti
Structures of constraint: engendering the household, state, and economy in Jharkhand, India.- : ,1998.
xiii, 357p.
Dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy
in Anthropology in the Graduate School of Syracuse University
331.4(5412)SAI.S

025
Sarkar, Bikram Kesari
Legal aspects of land reforms measures in West Bengal.- Calcutta: University of Calcutta,1982.
372p.
Thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Faculty of Laws of the University of
Calcutta
333.31 SAR.L 1838

026
Scott, Martha Remay
Comparison of the life satisfaction of aged career women and aged housewives.- Florida: University
of Florida,1979.
61p .-(Dissertation-University of Florida)
A dissertation presented to the Graduate Council of the University of Florida in partial fulfilment of
the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy
MP-R SCO.C

027
Seth, Jeevan Jyoti
The role of United Nations in improving the status of women: political, civil, economic and social,
1945-1975.- Delhi: Department of Political Science, University of Delhi,1984.
xvii, 452p.
Thesis submitted to the University of Delhi for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy
305.42 SET.R 03

028
Singharoy, Debal K
Changing role of female agricultural workers in the agrarian social relations of West Bengal.- Meerut:
Department of Sociology, Institute of Advanced Studies, Meerut University,1986.
364p.
Thesis submitted in the candidacy for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology
305.481 SIN.C 1993

029
Sinha, Niroj
University administration in Bihar.- Patna: Department of Sociology, Patna University,1973.
ii, 274p.
Ph.D thesis (Sociology)submitted to the Patna University
371.2(5412)SIN.U 1839



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030
Sohoni, Neera Kuckreja
A socio-demographic study of women convicts in Maharashtra.- Poona: University of Poona,1985.
ix, 432.
Thesis submitted to the University of Poona for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Economics
365.43 SOH.S 3645

031
Sreevidhya V
Women in labour process, production relations and social change: a study of North Malabar.- Calicut:
Department of History, University of Calicut,2006.
248p.
A dissertation submitted in the Department of History, University of Calicut for the degree of Doctor
of Philosophy
331.4(5483)SRE.W 12145

032
Srinivasan, Sharada
Development, discrimination and survival: daughter elimination in Tamil Nadu, India.- Maastricht:
Shaker,2006.
xiv, 334p.
A thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in
Development Studies of the Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, The Netherland
392.12(5482)SRI.D 12221

033
Vijaya, S
Inter-play of factors in influencing the health of women workers - a case study of handloom weaving
industry in Karur district, Tamil Nadu.- New Delhi: Centre of Social Medicine and Community
Health, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University,2002.
vi, 268p.
Thesis submitted to the Jawaharlal Nehru University in fulfilment of the requirement for the award of
the degree of Doctor of Philosophy
331.4(5482)VIJ.I 11932