
Appropriating Gender
Women's Activism and Politicized Religion in South Asia
Routledge (Publisher)
Published on 1. January 1998
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Hardback
288 pages
978-0-415-91865-7 (ISBN)
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Appropriating Gender explores the paradoxical relationship of women to religious politics in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. Contrary to the hopes of feminists, many women have responded to religious nationalist appeals; contrary to the hopes of religious nationalists, they have also asserted their gender, class, caste, and religious identities; contrary to the hopes of nation states, they have often challenged state policies and practices. Through a comparative South Asia perspective, Appropriating Gender explores the varied meanings and expressions of gender identity through time, by location, and according to political context.
The first work to focus on women's agency and activism within the South Asian context, Appropriating Gender is an outstanding contribution to the field of gender studies.
The first work to focus on women's agency and activism within the South Asian context, Appropriating Gender is an outstanding contribution to the field of gender studies.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
454 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-91865-7 (9780415918657)
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Patricia Jeffery | Amrita Basu
Appropriating Gender
Women's Activism and Politicized Religion in South Asia
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11/2012
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Patricia Jeffery | Amrita Basu
Appropriating Gender
Women's Activism and Politicized Religion in South Asia
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11/2012
1st Edition
Routledge
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Appropriating Gender
Women's Activism and Politicized Religion in South Asia
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11/1997
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Patricia Jeffery is a sociologist with a distinguished record in the field of reproduction. Amrita Basu is a political scientist known for her research on fundamentalism in South Asia.