This book - the second in the series of five volumes in honour of eminent sociologist and social anthropologist, M.N. Srinivas - focuses on the changing status of women in Indian society. The distinguished contributors cover a wide range of issues concerning women. These include…
Women in Indian society
by Srinivas, Mysore Narasimhachar
fromSocial structure and change
This book - the second in the series of five volumes in honour of eminent sociologist and social anthropologist, M.N. Srinivas - focuses on the changing status of women in Indian society. The distinguished contributors cover a wide range of issues concerning women. These include…
Study with reference to Bedia community in India
Study with reference to Bedia community in India.
In Married to the Empire, Mary A. Procida provides a new approach to the growing history of women and empire by situating women at the center of the practices and policies of British imperialism. Rebutting interpretations that have marginalized women in the empire, this book dem…
Situates women at the centre of the practices and policies of British imperialism. 'A fascinating and fluently written narrative of Anglo-India, making a lively and perceptive contribution to the burgeoning academic literature on gender and empire' --Barbara Bush, Reader in Imp…
Anthropological studies of marine fishermen have explored immense diversity among fishing societies, and the management strategies of marine resources in the context of globalization and changing technologies deserve the utmost attention from researchers in an uncertain economy.…
Women's and gender studies in India: crossings
Women's and gender studies in India: crossings
This book frames the major debates and contemporary issues in women's and gender studies in India. It locates them in the context of key theories, their interlinkages, and significant crossings and overlaps within the field while juxtaposing feminist and queer perspectives. The …