ISBN:
1107417643
,
9781107417649
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (ix, 228 pages)
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Channa, Subhadra, 1951- Gender in South Asia
DDC:
305.40954
Keywords:
Women Social conditions
;
Women History
;
Feminism
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Discrimination & Race Relations
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Minority Studies
;
Feminism
;
Women
;
Women ; Social conditions
;
Geschlecht
;
Frau
;
Soziale Situation
;
History
;
India
;
Südasien
;
Indien
Abstract:
"Discusses gender in terms of models generalizing upon received wisdom from historical and cultural sources and lived realities"--Provided by publisher
Abstract:
Colonial India and the construction of upper-caste/class women -- Elite women: education and emergence of feminism -- Work and gender relations of a low-caste group in urban Delhi -- Globalization and the emerging gender issues in India -- Conclusion: redefining the feminine.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-222) and index
,
English
