Patricia (Hrsg.) Jeffery

Appropriating Gender

Women's Activism and Politicized Religion in South Asia

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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.… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Basu, Amrita (Hrsg.)

ISBN: 978-1-136-05150-0
EAN: 9781136051500
Produktnummer: 14495771
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
Seitenangabe: 288 S.
Plattform: PDF
Masse: 4'709 KB

Über den Autor

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.