Fields of protest : women's movements in India / Raka Ray.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ray, Raka.

Series:

Social movements, protest, and contention ; v. 8.

Social movements, protest, and contention ; v. 8

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Political activity--India.

Women.

Women--Suffrage--India--History.

Feminism--India--History.

Feminism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (234 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis, Minn. : University of Minnesota Press, c1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The women's movement in India has a long and rich history in which millions of women live, work, and struggle to survive in order to remake their family, home, and social lives. Using an innovative and comparative perspective, Ray offers a unique look at Indian activist women and adds a new dimension to the study of women's movements on a global level.

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; List of Political Parties and Women's Organizations in India; 1. Women's Movements and Political Fields; 2. From Lived Experiences to Political Action; 3. Calcutta: A Hegemonic Political Field; 4. Negotiating a Homogeneous Political Culture; 5. Domination and Subordination in Calcutta; 6. Bombay: A Fragmented Political Field; 7. Coexistence in a Heterogeneous Political Culture; 8. Domination and Subordination in Bombay; 9. Identity, Autonomy, the State, and Women's Movements; Methodological Appendixes; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8166-8905-9

OCLC:

614486000