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



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Autore: Ray Raka Visualizza persona
Titolo: Fields of protest [[electronic resource] ] : women's movements in India / / Raka Ray Visualizza cluster
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
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  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-8166-8905-9
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910784496503321
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Serie: Social movements, protest, and contention ; ; v. 8.