Gendering caste : through a feminist lens / Uma Chakravarti, Maithreyi Krishnaraj.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chakravarti, Uma, author.

Krishna Raj, Maithreyi., author.

Series:

Theorizing feminism.

Theorizing Feminism

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Caste--India.

Caste.

Feminism--India.

Feminism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (203 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

1st edition.

Place of Publication:

Los Angeles, CA : SAGE Publications, Inc., 2018.

Summary:

The continuous demand for Gendering Caste: Through a Feminist Lens (2003) led to this revised edition which analyses the recent socio-economic and political changes that have taken place. Caste-based marriage and control over women's sexuality have been crucial for the continuation of the caste system in India. Thus, caste and gender are linked. Brutal reprisals have followed when dalits and women have tried to challenge caste-based marriage and inequality which allots strict rules of conduct for women and all dalits.

Contents:

Cover

SageHistory page

Halftitle page

Also in the series

Fulltitle page

Copyright page

Dedication page

Marketing page

Contents

A Note from the Series Editor

Acknowledgements

Prologue

1 Understanding Caste

2 The Axis of Gender Stratification in India

3 Caste, Class and Gender: The Historical Roots of Brahmanical Patriarchy

4 The Formation of Patriarchy and the Subordination of Women

5 The Diversity of Patriarchal Practices

6 Critiques of Caste and Gender Stratification

7 Pre-Colonial Structures of Caste and Gender: An Eighteenth-Century Example

8 Caste in the Colonial Period

9 Caste and Gender in Contemporary India

Epilogue

Afterword: Caste and Gender in the New Millennium

Select Bibliography and Filmography

Index

About the Author and Series Editor.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9789353287818

9353287812

9789381345450

9381345457

9789381345467

9381345465

OCLC:

1097142012