Leigh Minturn is a professor of psychology at the University of Colorado, Boulder. She is co-author of two other books: Mothers of Six Cultures: Antecedents of Child Rearing (with W.W. Lambert, 1964) and The Rajputs of Khalapur, India (with J.T. Hitchcock, 1966).

`an admirable study of the effect of time and economic progress on some of India's most traditionally backward women ... What makes Sita's daughters such an excellent and fascinating book are the anthropological descriptions of life then and now; descriptions free from the jargon so dear to American scholars, Under Dr Minturn's pen, the Rejputs of Khalapur come to life'Asian Affairs

• PART I: Constancy and Change 1: The Khalapur Rajputs: 1955-1975 PART II: Two Villages: Parent's Haven, Husband's Prison 2: Marriage: From Daughter to Wife 3: Purdah: Respect-Avoidance, Dominance-Submission 4: Changing Times PART III: Economy 5: Land and Dowry 6: Domestic Economy: Chores, Chuulus, Cash, and Clothing PART IV: Religion 7: The Pantheon: One Divinity with Many Names 8: Ritual and Recreation PART V: Women's Nature 9: Women's Nature: Honor and Shakti 10: Widows: Rand, Sati, Bhaktani PART VI: Health and Education 11: Family Planning and Child Health 12: Socialization 13: Education PART VII: Sum and Substance 14: Sita's Daughters: A Profile 15: Towards Equality

Leigh Minturn is a professor of psychology at the University of Colorado, Boulder. She is co-author of two other books: Mothers of Six Cultures: Antecedents of Child Rearing (with W.W. Lambert, 1964) and The Rajputs of Khalapur, India (with J.T. Hitchcock, 1966).

`an admirable study of the effect of time and economic progress on some of India's most traditionally backward women ... What makes Sita's daughters such an excellent and fascinating book are the anthropological descriptions of life then and now; descriptions free from the jargon so dear to American scholars, Under Dr Minturn's pen, the Rejputs of Khalapur come to life'Asian Affairs

• PART I: Constancy and Change 1: The Khalapur Rajputs: 1955-1975 PART II: Two Villages: Parent's Haven, Husband's Prison 2: Marriage: From Daughter to Wife 3: Purdah: Respect-Avoidance, Dominance-Submission 4: Changing Times PART III: Economy 5: Land and Dowry 6: Domestic Economy: Chores, Chuulus, Cash, and Clothing PART IV: Religion 7: The Pantheon: One Divinity with Many Names 8: Ritual and Recreation PART V: Women's Nature 9: Women's Nature: Honor and Shakti 10: Widows: Rand, Sati, Bhaktani PART VI: Health and Education 11: Family Planning and Child Health 12: Socialization 13: Education PART VII: Sum and Substance 14: Sita's Daughters: A Profile 15: Towards Equality

Leigh Minturn is a professor of psychology at the University of Colorado, Boulder. She is co-author of two other books: Mothers of Six Cultures: Antecedents of Child Rearing (with W.W. Lambert, 1964) and The Rajputs of Khalapur, India (with J.T. Hitchcock, 1966).

`an admirable study of the effect of time and economic progress on some of India's most traditionally backward women ... What makes Sita's daughters such an excellent and fascinating book are the anthropological descriptions of life then and now; descriptions free from the jargon so dear to American scholars, Under Dr Minturn's pen, the Rejputs of Khalapur come to life'Asian Affairs

• PART I: Constancy and Change 1: The Khalapur Rajputs: 1955-1975 PART II: Two Villages: Parent's Haven, Husband's Prison 2: Marriage: From Daughter to Wife 3: Purdah: Respect-Avoidance, Dominance-Submission 4: Changing Times PART III: Economy 5: Land and Dowry 6: Domestic Economy: Chores, Chuulus, Cash, and Clothing PART IV: Religion 7: The Pantheon: One Divinity with Many Names 8: Ritual and Recreation PART V: Women's Nature 9: Women's Nature: Honor and Shakti 10: Widows: Rand, Sati, Bhaktani PART VI: Health and Education 11: Family Planning and Child Health 12: Socialization 13: Education PART VII: Sum and Substance 14: Sita's Daughters: A Profile 15: Towards Equality