Invented identities : the interplay of gender, religion, and politics in India 9780195652932, 0195652932

"This book examines the construction of gender identities in different socio-religious contexts in the Indian subco

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Invented identities : the interplay of gender, religion, and politics in India
9780195652932, 0195652932

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This volume presents a view of feminist theory and politics in India in the form of debates within the movement on key i

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With the onset of a more conservative political climate in the 1980s, social and especially labour history saw a decline

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Negotiating Identities in Contemporary Africa: Gender, Religion, and Ethno-cultural Identities explores the changing dyn

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Sandya Hewamanne's Stitching Identities in a Free Trade Zone analyzed how female factory workers in Sri Lanka'

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Continuing her earlier work on women free-trade-zone factory workers in Sri Lanka, Sandya Hewamanne here explores the wa

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This volume challenges the assumption that Muslims in India constitute a homogeneous community. Focusing specifically on

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Through the study of the various aspects of marriage, this book highlights the cultural diversity of India. An account h

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