A vivid account of a personal journey engaging with postcolonial efforts to liberate the mind from the colonial legacy.
Contributed research papers on the role of women in mass movements aiming for a broad political or social change.
Contributed research papers on the role of women in mass movements aiming for a broad political or social change.
"Through the unexpected lens of the 2003 beauty pageant, this book examines what feminine beauty has come to mean in a country transformed by recent political, economic, and cultural developments."
"For almost half a century, the Miss India competition has been a prominent feature of Indian popular culture, influencing over time the conventional standard for female beauty. Through the unexpected lens of the 2003 beauty pageant, Susan Dewey's Making Miss India Miss World ex…
Faith-based development organizations have become a central part of the lives of the women of rural Rajasthan, and have come to represent important providers of social development. And yet, religious teachings continue to be used to exclude women from public decision making foru…