Siva and Her Sisters Gender, Caste and Class in Rural South India |
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| Author:
| Kapadia, Karin |
| Series title: | Studies in the Ethnographic Imagination |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8133-8158-9 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 1995 |
| Publisher: | Avalon Publishing
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| Imprint: | Westview Press |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $113.00 |
Book Description:
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A study of the impact of caste and class on conceptions of gender, this book focuses on the lower castes/classes of South India. Examining the lives and work of "untouchable” women in a village in Tamil Nadu, the author explores the recently articulated critique of feminism that race, caste, and class may be more important factors than gender in a person’s consciousness. She finds that in South India, caste and class construct gender, at the same time that gender...
More DescriptionA study of the impact of caste and class on conceptions of gender, this book focuses on the lower castes/classes of South India. Examining the lives and work of "untouchable” women in a village in Tamil Nadu, the author explores the recently articulated critique of feminism that race, caste, and class may be more important factors than gender in a person’s consciousness. She finds that in South India, caste and class construct gender, at the same time that gender constructs class and caste.