Rural Women’s Power in South Asia:
Author | : P. Obeng |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 192 |
Release | : 2014-07-22 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781137320766 |
ISBN-13 | : 1137320761 |
Rating | : 4/5 (66 Downloads) |
Download or read book Rural Women’s Power in South Asia: written by P. Obeng and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-07-22 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book investigates how women's power and caste cleavages often continue to transcend and crosscut the boundaries of caste/tribe, gender, age, class and religion in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh It examines the gendered divisions of labor in rural communities and how countervailing forces have restricted women's status and roles in South Asia.