Rural Women’s Power in South Asia:
Understanding Shakti
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Reference, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Social Science
| Author: | P. Obeng | ISBN: | 9781137320766 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK | Publication: | July 22, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | P. Obeng |
| ISBN: | 9781137320766 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Publication: | July 22, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
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 It examines the gendered divisions of labor in rural communities and how countervailing forces have restricted women's status and roles in South Asia.
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 It examines the gendered divisions of labor in rural communities and how countervailing forces have restricted women's status and roles in South Asia.
