Gender in South Asia Social Imagination and Constructed Realities |
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| Author:
| Mitra Channa, Subhadra |
| ISBN: | 978-1-107-04361-9 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2013 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $93.99 |
Book Description:
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This book is about gender construction in India. The generalized model of gender in India has two polar points - Devi (goddess) and Dasi (slave). The main argument of the book is that gender cannot be viewed as an independent variable situating it away from the social and cultural realities.
This book is about gender construction in India. The generalized model of gender in India has two polar points - Devi (goddess) and Dasi (slave). The main argument of the book is that gender cannot be viewed as an independent variable situating it away from the social and cultural realities.