03276oam 2200685I 450 991045266600332120200520144314.01-138-90402-30-203-74187-01-135-00960-01-135-00961-910.4324/9780203741870 (CKB)2550000001103135(EBL)1318946(OCoLC)854521012(SSID)ssj0000951121(PQKBManifestationID)12447131(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000951121(PQKBWorkID)10884201(PQKB)11233443(OCoLC)853506052(MiAaPQ)EBC1318946(Au-PeEL)EBL1318946(CaPaEBR)ebr10736642(CaONFJC)MIL505641(EXLCZ)99255000000110313520180706d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrGender, ethnicity, and political agency South Asian women organizing /Shaminder TakharNew York :Routledge,2013.1 online resource (256 p.)Routledge research in gender and society ;35Description based upon print version of record.0-415-89161-2 1-299-74390-0 Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index.1. Redefining the parameters of political activism : South Asian women 'rocking the stereotype' -- 2. Conceptualizing South Asian women's political activism through a feminist lens -- 3. Understanding historical representations : political agency, resistance and the role of discourses -- 4. Researching political agency -- 5. Race, agency and political activism -- 6. 'In the name of the father' : contours of gender relations -- 7. Conceptualizing the uneasy relationship of religion to political agency -- 8. Conclusion.This book examines how South Asian women's collective agency is operationalized through civic organizations in the UK. Drawing on black feminist theory and third world feminism, it shows the complexity of political agency and its relationship to identity and subjectivity, and uses empirical research to demonstrate how women are empowered to resist domination. The historically racialized image of the South Asian woman as lacking in political agency is challenged through their long history of activism on the Indian subcontinent. The creation of ""critical spaces"" by South Asian women in the diaRoutledge Research in Gender and SocietyWomenPolitical activityGreat BritainSouth AsiansGreat BritainPolitics and governmentFeminismPolitical aspectsGreat BritainGreat BritainRace relationsElectronic books.WomenPolitical activitySouth AsiansPolitics and government.FeminismPolitical aspects305.420941Takhar Shaminder.981703MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910452666003321Gender, ethnicity, and political agency2240597UNINA