Relocating gender in Sikh history /

This unique book attempts to study Sikh history and culture, lauded for its militaristic, hyper-masculine character by India's colonial rulers, from a feminist perspective, an approach that is unprecedented. Beginning with early Sikh history, the author explores 'male/female' construc...

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Main Author: Jakobsh, Doris R.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New Delhi ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006.
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Summary:This unique book attempts to study Sikh history and culture, lauded for its militaristic, hyper-masculine character by India's colonial rulers, from a feminist perspective, an approach that is unprecedented. Beginning with early Sikh history, the author explores 'male/female' constructs and demonstrates in her analysis of the Singh Sabha movement that gender politics (as based on Victorian notions of gender) were pivotal to this endeavour.
Item Description:Originally published: 2003.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199081950
0199081956