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082			_a305.420954 CHA-M
100			_aChaudhuri, Maitrayee
245			_aFeminism in India / _cedited by Maitrayee Chaudhuri
260			_aIndia _bWomen Unlimited _c2004
300			_a359 p.
365			_aINR _b475.00
500			_a"This collection is an invaluable overview of the rich history of Indian feminism. It brings together the writing of prominent Indian academics and activists as they debate feminism in the context of Indian culture, society and politics, and explore its theoretical foundations in India. The inevitable association with western feminism, the status of women in colonial and independent India, and the challenges to Indian feminism posed by globalization and the Hindu Right are discussed at length. It deepens our understanding of why, despite the existence of legal and constitutional rights, women are subject to oppressive practices like dowry"
650			_aFeminism
650			_aWomen--Social conditions
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