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The women's movement in India has a long and rich history in which millions of women live, work, and struggle to survive in order to remake their family, home, and social lives. Using an innovative and comparative perspective, Ray offers a unique look at Indian activist women and adds a new dim...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Ray, Raka
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Minneapolis, Minn. : University of Minnesota Press, ©1999.
Series:Social movements, protest, and contention ; v. 8.
Subjects:
Women > Political activity > India.
Women > Suffrage > India > History.
Feminism > India > History.
Femmes > Activité politique > Inde.
Femmes > Suffrage > Inde > Histoire.
Féminisme > Inde > Histoire.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Feminism & Feminist Theory.
Feminism
Women > Political activity
Women > Suffrage
India
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments; List of Political Parties and Women's Organizations in India; 1. Women's Movements and Political Fields; 2. From Lived Experiences to Political Action; 3. Calcutta: A Hegemonic Political Field; 4. Negotiating a Homogeneous Political Culture; 5. Domination and Subordination in Calcutta; 6. Bombay: A Fragmented Political Field; 7. Coexistence in a Heterogeneous Political Culture; 8. Domination and Subordination in Bombay; 9. Identity, Autonomy, the State, and Women's Movements; Methodological Appendixes; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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