Handbook of Gender
Published in December 2011
Book
Hardback
520 pages
978-0-19-807147-1 (ISBN)
Description
This Handbook brings together works that represent the best of feminist scholarship on India in multiple fields ranging from historical to contemporary India. The contributions from eminent feminist and gender scholars are categorized thematically and cover the following areas: law, sexuality, masculinity, caste, media, religion, labour, environment and women's movements.
In each key area of debate, a classic essay is paired with another that reflects the state of the field today or the vibrant new directions toward which the field is moving. The Introduction provides a unique analytical perspective on the trajectory of gender scholarship in India as well as a comparative approach vis-a-vis western discourse on gender.
This Handbook will be of considerable interest to scholars and students of gender studies, sociology, social anthropology, Indian politics, history, economics, and literature and culture studies.
In each key area of debate, a classic essay is paired with another that reflects the state of the field today or the vibrant new directions toward which the field is moving. The Introduction provides a unique analytical perspective on the trajectory of gender scholarship in India as well as a comparative approach vis-a-vis western discourse on gender.
This Handbook will be of considerable interest to scholars and students of gender studies, sociology, social anthropology, Indian politics, history, economics, and literature and culture studies.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New Delhi
India
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Paper over boards
With dust jacket
Illustrations
None
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 46 mm
Weight
907 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-807147-1 (9780198071471)
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Person
Raka Ray is Professor of Sociology and South and Southeast Asia Studies, and Chair of the Center for South Asia Studies at the University of California, Berkeley.
Content
THE POLITICS OF KNOWLEDGE: THE WOMEN'S MOVEMENT AND GENDER SCHOLARSHIP IN INDIA, RAKA RAY; SECTION I-SEXUALITY;; SECTION II-SEXUALITY;; SECTION III-MASCULINITY;; SECTION IV-CASTE;; SECTION V-MEDIA;; SECTION VI-RELIGION;; SECTION VII-LABOUR;; SECTION VIII-ENVIRONMENT;; SECTION IX-WOMEN'S MOVEMENT;; INDEX