Rural women's power in South Asia : understanding shakti /

"This book investigates how women's power and caste cleavages often continue to transcend and crosscut the boundaries of caste/tribe, gender, age, class and religion in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Building upon recent formulations of South Asian gender discourse, it explores the ways t...

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Main Author: Obeng, J. Pashington (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
Series:Gender, development and social change.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. History and Identity
  • 3. Policies and Interventions
  • 4. Governments, NGOs, Sanghas and Entrepreneurs (20+)
  • 5. Senior Women's Shakti (60+)
  • 6. Conclusion.