Human rights of the third gender in India : beyond the binary / Lopamudra Sengupta.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sengupta, Lopamudra, author.

Contributor:

Taylor & Francis eBooks

Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Trans people--Civil rights--India.

Trans people.

Human rights--India.

Human rights.

Trans people--India--Social conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xx, 142 pages.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2023.

Contents:

Some useful definitions on gender and sexuality

Glossary

The third gender in India : a historical overview

Human rights violations and the assertion of self-identity : narratives and experiences of the research participants

Constitutionalisation and realisation of human rights : looking back at some landmark judicial interventions

Civil society and human rights activism

Representation of the third gender in Indian cinema and literature

Globalisation and the new age of rights

Interrogating the major paradigms of human rights : implications in the context of India.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 128-138) and index.

Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Sengupta, Lopamudra. Human rights of the third gender in India.

ISBN:

9780429243851 (electronic bk.)

0429243855 (electronic bk.)

Publisher Number:

40032251427

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.