Life histories of women Panchayat Sarpanches from Haryana, India : from the margins to the center /

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This volume represents a collection of life histories of women who live in rural Haryana. It looks at the impact of the 73rd Amendment to India's constitution, which introduced reservations in the political arena for women. The Panchayati Raj Act of 1992 reserved one third of all Sarpanch posit...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Lawrence, Pareena G. (Pareena Gupta), 1967- (Autor), Chakravarty, Kavita (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2017.
Temas:
Women > Political activity > India > Haryana.
Panchayat > India > Haryana.
Women mayors > India > Haryana > Biography.
Women > India > Haryana > Social conditions.
Femmes > Activité politique > Inde > Haryana.
Panchayat > Inde > Haryana.
Mairesses > Inde > Haryana > Biographies.
Femmes > Inde > Haryana > Conditions sociales.
Cultural studies.
Gender studies: women.
Political science & theory.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Essays.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Reference.
Panchayat
Women mayors
Women > Political activity
Women > Social conditions
India > Haryana
Biographies
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  • Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter One; Chapter Two; i) Kalobai: A Mother and a Sarpanch; ii) Kanta Devi: A Reformer at Heart; iii) Shanti Devi (1): Challenging Life; iv) Bala Devi: Education Improves Women's Lives; v) Kamlesh: If I Were the Prime Minister; vi) Shashi Bala: We Got the Toilets Made; vii) Kulpati: Sarpanch is for Educated People; viii) Raj Rani: Motherhood; ix) Kishni Devi: Life Lived Simply; x) Shanti Devi (2): Life is Fine Though; Conclusion; Appendix; Glossary

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