Indian Feminisms: Law, Patriarchies and Violence in IndiaContributing to recent debates on Indian feminism, and feminism more generally, the author assesses how feminists in India have impacted legal and social debates on women's rights, violence against women and sexuality from the 1970s. The author examines a |
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Citizenship Legislative Debates | 33 |
Continuum | 57 |
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| Title | Indian Feminisms: Law, Patriarchies and Violence in India |
| Author | Geetanjali Gangoli |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Ashgate, 2007 |
| ISBN | 0754646041, 9780754646044 |
| Length | 149 pages |
| Subjects | › › › History / Asia / South / General Social Science / Feminism & Feminist Theory |
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