The Violence of Development: The Politics of Identity, Gender & Social Inequalities in India
De (autor) Karin Kapadiaen Limba Engleză Paperback – February 2003
This book investigates the contemporary situation of women in India by focusing on four broad domains: the cultural, the social, the political and the economic. The writers argue that despite apparently positive indicators of progress, particularly in education and paid employment, little has changed in the position of women.
Steadily falling sex ratios, they suggest show a growing - and in some parts of India an institutionalized - bias against the female child. They trace the complex way in which this is connected with the nature of development processes, and assert that in recent years, simultaneously with economic development, there seems to have been a strengthening of male biases, patriarchal norms and values across all castes and classes in India. Can these two processes be seen as entirely separate, they ask, or are they organically linked? Together, these essays provide a fresh perspective on the situation of women's lives in India and bring out interesting contrasts and comparisons between the North and the South.Preț: 383.11 lei
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781842772072
ISBN-10: 1842772074
Pagini: 530
Dimensiuni: 138 x 216 x 32 mm
Greutate: 0.66 kg
Ediția: New.
Editura: ZED BOOKS
Colecția Zed Books
ISBN-10: 1842772074
Pagini: 530
Dimensiuni: 138 x 216 x 32 mm
Greutate: 0.66 kg
Ediția: New.
Editura: ZED BOOKS
Colecția Zed Books
Cuprins
1.
Introduction:
The
Politics
of
Identity,
Social
Inequalities
and
Economic
Growth
Karin Kapadia
PART I THE PARADOXES OF DEVELOPMENT
2. Between the Devil and the Deep Sea: Shrinking Options for Women in Contemporary India
Nirmala Banerjee
3. The Violence of Gender Biased Development: Going beyond social and demographic indicators
Padmi Swaminathan
4. Translocal Modernities and Transformations of Gender and Caste
Karin Kapadia
PART II VIOLENCE, DIFFERENCE AND THE WOMEN‘S MOVEMENT
5. Surviving Violence, Making Peace: Women in Communal Conflict in Mumbai
Kalpana Sharma
6. Confrontation and Negotiation: The Women‘s Movement‘s Responses to Violence Against Women
Urvashi Butalia
7. Multiple Dimensions of Violence Against Rural Women in Uttar Pradesh: Macro and Micro Realities
Nisha Srivastava
PART III WIDENING DEMOCRACY: REPORTS FROM THE FRONTLINES
8. Grassroots, Gender and Governance: Panchayati Raj Experiences from Mahila Samakhya Karnataka
Revathi Narayanan
9. Exploring Gender Inflections within Panchayat Raj Institutions: Women‘s Politicisation in Andhra Pradesh
Seemanthini Niranjana
10. New Modes of Violence: the Backlash against Women in the Panchayat System
Shail Mayaram
11. Interlocking Patriarchies and Women in Governance: A Case Study of Panchayat Raj Institutions in Tamil Nadu
Anandhi S.
PART IV A HISTORY THAT REPEATS ITSELF
12. Towards a Feminist Politics? The Indian Women‘s Movement in Historical Perspective
Samhita Sen
Notes on Contributors
Karin Kapadia
PART I THE PARADOXES OF DEVELOPMENT
2. Between the Devil and the Deep Sea: Shrinking Options for Women in Contemporary India
Nirmala Banerjee
3. The Violence of Gender Biased Development: Going beyond social and demographic indicators
Padmi Swaminathan
4. Translocal Modernities and Transformations of Gender and Caste
Karin Kapadia
PART II VIOLENCE, DIFFERENCE AND THE WOMEN‘S MOVEMENT
5. Surviving Violence, Making Peace: Women in Communal Conflict in Mumbai
Kalpana Sharma
6. Confrontation and Negotiation: The Women‘s Movement‘s Responses to Violence Against Women
Urvashi Butalia
7. Multiple Dimensions of Violence Against Rural Women in Uttar Pradesh: Macro and Micro Realities
Nisha Srivastava
PART III WIDENING DEMOCRACY: REPORTS FROM THE FRONTLINES
8. Grassroots, Gender and Governance: Panchayati Raj Experiences from Mahila Samakhya Karnataka
Revathi Narayanan
9. Exploring Gender Inflections within Panchayat Raj Institutions: Women‘s Politicisation in Andhra Pradesh
Seemanthini Niranjana
10. New Modes of Violence: the Backlash against Women in the Panchayat System
Shail Mayaram
11. Interlocking Patriarchies and Women in Governance: A Case Study of Panchayat Raj Institutions in Tamil Nadu
Anandhi S.
PART IV A HISTORY THAT REPEATS ITSELF
12. Towards a Feminist Politics? The Indian Women‘s Movement in Historical Perspective
Samhita Sen
Notes on Contributors