Search Results - "Woman"

Woman and child : a paradigm for rural development / by Chandra, Jai Shree

Breaking out : an Indian woman's American journey / by Desai, Padma

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Woman, body, desire in post-colonial India narratives of gender and sexuality / by Puri, Jyoti

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Women, gender and everyday social transformation in India /

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When women come first gender and class in transnational migration / by George, Sheba Mariam, 1966-

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A place to call home : women as agents of change in Mumbai / by Ramanath, Ramya

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We are poor but so many the story of self-employed women in India / by Bhatt, Ela R.

Table of Contents: “…On being poor, woman and self-employed -- On ragpicking -- On chindi stitchers -- On vending -- On banking -- On health -- On embroidery -- On gram haat -- On sukhi -- On reforms.…”
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Being Janana Language and Sexuality in Contemporary India. by Nagar, Ila

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Note on translation, pronouns, and names; 1 Introduction: entering the world of jananas; 2 Janana stories: living as a janana; 3 Jananas and hijras: perpetual conflict and attraction; 4 The janana community of practice: how the janana world works; 5 Negotiating identity through varying gender marking; 6 To feel like a woman: violence and the formation of the janana subject; 7 Janana subalterns; Epilogue; Appendix 1: rules of gender agreement in Hindi; Glossary; Index…”
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Islamicate societies a case study of Egypt and Muslim India, modernization, colonial rule, and the aftermath / by Kassim, Husain, 1939-

Table of Contents: “…Machine generated contents note: Introduction: What this study is about -- Chapter 1: The Historical Landscape of Egypt and Muslim India as Islamic Societies Prior to Colonial Rule -- Chapter 2: Shifting Identities : The 'Islamicate' Societies of Egypt, Muslim India (Pakistan), Muslims in India, and its aftermath -- Chapter 3: Ethnicity and Minorities -- Chapter 4: Transformation of Traditional Islamic Language and Literature into a Modern 'Islamicate' Literature -- Chapter 5: Legal System and Judicial Institutions of Egypt and Muslim India -- Chapter 6: Education, Educational System and Islamization Project of Knowledge -- Chapter 7: An 'Islamicate' Woman: Gender Relations and Women's Rights.…”
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Rethinking Indian political institutions

Table of Contents: “…The politics of economic reforms in India : a review of the literature / Jos Mooji -- The temptations of presidentialism : an explanation of the evolving political strategy of the BJP / Sanjay Ruparelia -- Ideological integration in post-colonial (South) India : aspects of a political language / Pamela Price -- The fight for turf and the crisis of ideology : broadcasting reform and media distribution networks in India / Veena Naregal -- Land use in Bombay : institutional effects and political outcomes / Bhavana Padiyath -- Understanding local politics, democracy, and civil society : environmental governance in urban India / Bharat Dahiya -- Political institutions, strategies of governance, and forms of resistance in rural market towns of contemporary Bengal : a study of Bolpur Municipality / Subho Basu -- Autonomy, political literacy, and the 'social woman' : towards a politics of inclusion / Sumi Madhok -- The development of panchayati raj / Crispin Bates -- Political representation and women's empowerment : women in the institutions of local self-government in Orissa / Evelin Hust.…”
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Linguistic foundations of identity : readings in language, literature and contemporary cultures /

Table of Contents: “…Commercially and Ideologically: A Critical Discourse Study of the Editor's Notes to the first issue of Femina and Woman's Era -- 21. The Sense of Place and Search for Identity: The Case of Refugees from Myanmar in India -- 22. …”
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