TY - BOOK AU - White,Sarah C. TI - Arguing with the crocodile: gender and class in Bangladesh SN - 1856490858 (cloth) AV - HQ1745.6 .W54 1992 U1 - 305.42095492 PY - 1992/// CY - London, Atlantic Highlands, N.J., Dhaka PB - Zed Books, University Press KW - Rural women KW - Bangladesh KW - Kumirpur KW - Social classes N1 - Online version: White, Sarah C. Arguing with the crocodile. London ; Atlantic Highlands, N.J. : Zed Books, c1992 (OCoLC)654455283; Includes bibliographical references (p. [172]-182) and index; TOC; 1. Penelope's Web. The field research -- 2. Targeting Women. Gender and the Bangladeshi state. Research on Women in Bangladesh. Separate spheres? -- 3. The Village of Kumirpur. Classing the village. Divisions and alignments -- 4. Scatter with One Hand: Gather with Two. A changing environment. Land ownership. Share-cropping. Agricultural labour. Credit -- 5. An Enterprise Culture. Small business in Kumirpur. Women in the market. Friends and neighbours -- 6. Links in a Chain. Marriage arrangement. Marriage payments. Household structure and kin celebration. A negative case -- 7. You Can't Get Ghee Out with a Straight Finger. Managing the Household. Women's 'personal' assets and income. Land and property. Approaching power -- 8. Tracing the Shadows. Tracing the Shadows. Towards a new consciousness -- Appendix A: Glossary of non-English words and Acronyms -- Appendix B: Case Study Households; MPRHGD UR - http://www.worldcat.org/title/arguing-with-the-crocodile-gender-and-class-in-bangladesh/oclc/26012610&referer=brief_results ER -