The Violence of Development: The Political Economy of GenderKarin Kapadia Palgrave Macmillan, 2002 - 526 pagini This book investigates the contemporary situation of women in India by focusing on four broad domains: the cultural, the social, the political and the economic. The writers argue that despite apparently positive indicators of progress, particularly in education and paid employment, little has changed in the position of women. |
Cuprins
The Politics of Identity Social Inequalities | 1 |
Shrinking | 43 |
The Violence of Development | 71 |
Translocal Modernities and Transformations | 142 |
Women | 183 |
The Womens Movements | 207 |
Multiple Dimensions of Violence Against Rural Women | 235 |
Panchayati | 295 |
Exploring Gender Inflections within Panchayati | 352 |
The Backlash Against Women | 393 |
A Case Study | 425 |
Towards a Feminist Politics? The Indian Womens | 459 |
Notes on Contributors | 525 |
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