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020			_a9781842776025
082			_a305.420954 _bCHA
100			_aChaudhuri, Maitrayee ed.
245			_aFeminism in India
260			_bZed Books, _c2005 _aLondon :
300			_axlvi, 359 p. ; _c23 cm
365			_b70.00 _cGBP _d107.60
490			_aIssues in contemporary Indian feminism
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
520			_aThis book brings together the writing of prominent Indian academics and activists as they debate the issue in the context of Indian culture, society and politics, and explores the theoretical foundations of feminism in India. The inevitability of the association with western feminism, the status of women in colonial and independent India, and the more recent challenges to Indian feminism posed by the tide of globalization and the upsurge of the Hindu Right in Indian politics are discussed at length." "Bridging the academic/activist, personal/political and local/global divides, this collection of feminist writing shows how the movement is part of a larger project of consolidating the liberal values of secularism and democracy. It deepens our understanding of why, despite the existence of legal and constitutional rights to prevent discrimination, women are subject to oppressive practices like dowry.
650			_aFeminism
650			_aWomen India
650			_aWomen's literature
650			_aSocial conditions
650			_aCaste
650			_aDowry
650			_a Inheritance
650			_aCensorship
650			_a Media representation
650			_aTarabai Shinde
650			_aDalit women
650			_a Print media
710			_aRajan, Rajeswari Sunder ed.
942			_2ddc _cBK