Those who did not die [electronic resource] : impact of the agrarian crisis on women in Punjab / Ranjana Padhi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Padhi, Ranjana, 1961-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agriculture--Social aspects--India--Punjab.

Agriculture.

Rural women--India--Punjab--Economic conditions.

Rural women.

Rural women--India--Punjab--Social conditions.

Women agricultural labor--India--Punjab.

Women agricultural labor.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (216 p.)

Place of Publication:

Los Angeles : SAGE, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Even as they produce food for society and its people, lives dependent on agriculture are barely able to make ends meet. The cost of food production far outweighs the returns; the peasantry is falling prey to indebtedness, both institutionalized and non- institutionalized. It is facing the severest of challenges, with even dalit landless labourers becoming victims of indebtedness and succumbing to suicide, Based on a study done in eight districts of the Malwa region of the Punjab, this book uses quantitative data along with field work, narratives and interviews with peasant unions.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; List of Tables; Foreword; To the Fellow Travellers; Introduction; 1 - An Outline of the Crisis in Punjab; 2 - Dynamics of Women's Labour; 3 - Dowry in Dire Times; 4 - ILL Health in an Ailing Economy; 5 - Fragmentation of the Family; 6 - Taking Decisions, Voicing Expectations; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

81-321-1726-3

1-283-93981-9

81-321-1110-9

OCLC:

824698494