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Dreams, questions, struggles : South Asian women in Britain /
From schoolgirls to matriarchs, single mothers to extended families, and businesswomen to factory workers, the experience of Asian women in Britain today is polarised by class and religion. This book explores the lives and struggles of two generations of British Asian women to present a political ac...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; Ann Arbor, MI :
Pluto,
2006.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- The new 'good woman' : reconstructing patriarchal control. Where 'belonging to ... ' comes from ; Encounters with colonial and global capital ; Controlling women's sexuality ; The hijab--'brimming with politics' ; Reconstructing feminity ; Women working for patriarchy ; Mothers and violence ; Sexual abuse and patriarchy
- A thing of beauty and a boy forever--changing masculinities. From workers to worshippers--Sikhs and male identity ; The warrior guru ; Azad Kashmiris and transnational biradaris ; New Islamic groups and approaches ; Luton's club scene ; Gujaratis and the creation of a 'civilised' Hindu culture ; Masculinity, femininity and right-wing Hindu groups in Britain ; Discourses of Hindutva and the diaspora ; The Gujarat massacres : responses from Britain
- 'Mercy and wisdom of a government'? Race, culture and immigration control. Multiculturalism--reshaping culture in the interests of control ; Immigration, gender and 'credible witnesses' ; The two-year rule ; 'No recourse to public funds' ; The forced marriage intitiative--confronting South Asian patriarchy? ; Colonial counterparts of the forced marriage initiative ; Do only 'British' women need human rights? ; Giving women 'choice'? ; Honour crimes and multicultural constructions
- Making a spectacle of oneself--South Asian weddings in Britain. Bollywood and Europe mingle in the market ; The bride as spectacle or bahu as icon ; The bride's 'big day' ; The rise and rise of the cost of weddings ; The escalation of dowries--factors specific to Punjab ; The escalation of dowries--factors specific to Gujarat ; Demands from the groom's family ; Life after the wedding
- Psychiatry, violence and mental distress. When psychiatry colludes with patriarchy ; Rehab, respite, race and gender ; Self-harm and suicide ; An 'up and coming health authority' ; What is 'normal' for a man?
- Contesting (mis)representations. Racism--a thing of the past? ; East is East ; A few messages from Bollywood ; Charismatic fathers
- Still fighting for justice--low-paid workers in a global market. Global workers ; Care homes--legitimising exploitation ; Sweatshops and Asian women's struggles : continuities and changes ; The restructuring of British industry : Smethwick as a microcosm ; Strikes in the service sector ; A comparision of two strikes ; Key strategies of the two strikes ; Attitudes of the trade union leadership ; The new 'era of partnership'
- Dreams, questions and struggles--reflections on a movement. Some early experiences of organising as Asian women ; Asian women's refuges, funding and the state ; 'Supporting people' policies ; Racism and the fragmentation of services ; Feminism is needed more than ever.