Unearthing Gender : Folksongs of North India /

This book is a compelling ethnographic analysis of folksongs sung primarily by lower-caste women in north India, in the fields, at weddings, during travels, and in other settings. Smita Tewari Jassal uses these songs to explore how ideas of caste, gender, sexuality, labor, and power may be strengthe...

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Hovedforfatter: Jassal, Smita Tewari
Format: Electronisk eBog
Sprog:engelsk
Udgivet: Durham, NC : Duke University Press, 2012.
Serier:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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