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FEMINISM
IN INDIA
Maitreyee Chaudhuri
(Ed.)
Rs 325 Pb 2005
81-88965-21-9
(UK & US rights sold. All others available.)
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The second in the series, Issues in Contemporary
Indian Feminism, this volume brings together the
writing of prominent Indian academics and activists
as they discuss feminism in the context of the culture,
society and politics of India, providing an overview
of the history of Indian feminism. These essays
show how the women’s movement is part of the
larger project of consolidating secularism and democracy
in India. The inevitability of the association with
western feminism, the status of women in colonial
and independent India, and recent challenges to
feminism posed by the tide of globalization and
the upsurge of the Hindu Right are discussed at
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MAITRAYEE
CHAUDHURI
teaches sociology
at the Centre for the Study of Social Systems,
Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. She
has written widely on different aspects of
gender studies; her earlier works include
The Indian
Women’s Movement: Reform and Revival
and The Practice
of Sociology.
Her current research interests are in the
area of the cultural and political aspects
of globalisation, and pedagogical questions.
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essays… testify to the fact that a vigorous,
if uneven, women’s movement has been
in existence for several decades… and
offers textured understanding of feminism
in India.” |
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—Asian Journal of Women’s Studies
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| “The
collection serves as a useful reminder of
the shaping of varied strands of feminist
theory and practice in the country.” |
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—Economic & Political Weekly
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