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Reclaiming the nation : Muslim women and the law in India / Vrinda Narain.
De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 Available online
View online- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Narain, Vrinda, 1965-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Muslim women--India--Social conditions.
- Muslim women.
- Muslim women--Legal status, laws, etc--India.
- Equality before the law--India.
- Equality before the law.
- Sex discrimination against women--India.
- Sex discrimination against women.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (222 p.)
- Other Title:
- Muslim women and the law in India
- Place of Publication:
- Toronto [Ont.] ; Buffalo [N.Y.] : University of Toronto Press, c2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A timely account of the struggle for liberation within a restrictive religious framework, Reclaiming the Nation is an insightful look at gender, nationhood, and the power of self-determination.
- Contents:
- 1. Introduction: Situating Indian Muslim Women
- 2. Feminism, Nationalism, and Colonialism
- 3. Post-Colonial Predicament: Muslim Women and the Law
- 4. Reclaiming the Nation.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-205) and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)
- ISBN:
- 1-4426-9168-9
- 1-4426-8896-3
- OCLC:
- 647922120
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