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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Obeng, J. Pashington (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
Series:	Gender, development and social change.
Subjects:	Rural women > South Asia > Social conditions. Rural women > Government policy > South Asia. Women in rural development > South Asia. Power (Social sciences) > South Asia. Dominance (Psychology) > South Asia. Caste > South Asia. Social structure > South Asia. South Asia > Rural conditions. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / General. POLITICAL SCIENCE / General. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies. Caste. Dominance (Psychology) Power (Social sciences) Rural conditions. Rural women > Government policy. Rural women > Social conditions. Social structure. Women in rural development. South Asia.
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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.