Fields of protest [[electronic resource] ] : women's movements in India / / Raka Ray

• Autore: Ray Raka
• Pubblicazione: Minneapolis, Minn., : University of Minnesota Press, c1999
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (234 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.42/0954; 305.420954
• Soggetto topico: Women - Political activity - India; Women - Suffrage - India - History; Feminism - India - History
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 dimension to the study of women's movements on a global level.
• Titolo autorizzato: Fields of protest
• ISBN: 0-8166-8905-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910451737903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Social movements, protest, and contention ; ; v. 8.