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DOWRY & INHERITANCE
Srimati Basu (Ed.)
81-88965-22-7, 382 pp; Price: Rs 475

Bringing together intellectually stimulating analysis and radical activism, the essays in this volume treat the sociological, historical, legal and economic aspects of dowry. The connection between dowry and the status of women, inheritance and its impact on women’s empowerment are discussed from the multiple perspectives adopted by different feminist scholars.
EDUCATING MUSLIM GIRLS: A Comparative Study of Five Indian Cities
Zoya Hasan & Ritu Menon
81-88965-16-2, 312 pp; Price: Rs 300

This examination of the factors that influence the schooling of Muslim girls, is the first of its kind, based on primary information from interviews, documents and reports, and empirical studies. By comparing the experiences of five distinct locations – Delhi, Aligarh, Kolkata, Hyderabad and Calicut – it identifies critical elements that determine the educational status of Muslim girls, dispelling prevalent misconceptions regarding “community conservatism” and resistance to change.
upcoming titles

AND THE WORLD CHANGED: Contemporary Stories by Pakistani Women
Muneeza Shamsie (Ed.)
Rs 350 Pb 2005, 81-88965-23-5

THE VIOLENCE OF NORMAL TIMES: Essays on Everyday Violence Against Women
Kalpana Kannabiran (Ed.)
Rs. 500 Hb 2005, 81-88965-06-5

MEN’S LAWS, WOMEN’S LIVES:
A Constitutional Perspective on Religion, Law and Culture in South Asia
Indira Jaising (Ed.)
Rs. 500 Hb 2005, 81-88965-07-3

 

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Women Unlimited, a non-profit trust, is an associate of Kali for Women, India’s first and oldest feminist press, which publishes scholarly and academic books in the social sciences; fiction; general interest non-fiction; books for young adults; pamphlets and monographs; and activist material. Women Unlimited will continue all the publishing activity of Kali for Women. We will publish jointly with Kali, initially; continue to explore new issues, anticipate trends, develop new perspectives and offer the best of feminist scholarship, activist material and creative writing, at affordable prices.

Our authors include pioneering feminist scholars and activists in South Asia and abroad such as Bina Agarwal, Paola Bacchetta, Kamla Bhasin, Radhika Chopra, Radhika Coomaraswamy, Neloufer de Mel, Zillah Eisenstein, Rada Ivekovic, Indira Jaising, Kumari Jayawardena, Kalpana Kannabiran, Nighat Said Khan, Fatima Mernissi, Chandra Mohanty, Martha Nussbaum, Rajeswari Sunder Rajan, Shahnaz Rouse, Vandana Shiva and Romila Thapar; and the finest creative writers including Bama, Ismat Chughtai, Esther David, Mridula Garg, Qurratulain Hyder and Nayantara Sahgal.

Our books are co-published by Cappelan (Norway); Marcos y Marcos (Italy); New Directions (US); Oxford University Press (Pakistan); Philippe Picquier (France); Rutgers University Press (US); Spinifex (Australia); The Feminist Press (US); The Women’s Press (UK); Westview (US); Zed Books (UK and US); and many others.

By its very nature, a feminist publishing house is also part of the global women’s and women’s studies movements, creating space for feminist voices and participating in feminist activism. At Women Unlimited we firmly believe that theory and practice work best in collaboration, the insights of each fuelling the work of the other. We collaborate on myriad projects with sister organisations including Women’s WORLD (World Organisation for Rights, Literature and Development); WISCOMP (Women In Security, Conflict Management and Peace); WIPSA (Women’s Initiative for Peace in South Asia); ICES (International Centre for Ethnic Studies); the Lawyers’ Collective, Asmita, Jagori and WFS (Women’s Feature Service), among others.

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