Nitya Rao

'Good Women do not Inherit Land'

Politics of Land and Gender in India

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Land for the adivasi Santal women in Dumka, Jharkhand stands for security, social position and identity, and in this men have a distinct advantage. The time period covered is from historic times to the present. The role of government administrative bodies, NGOs and political leaders is also emphasized. Please note: Taylor & F

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 370
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Juni 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 138mm
• Gewicht: 300g
• ISBN-13: 9781032652986
• ISBN-10: 1032652985
• Artikelnr.: 70115926

Autorenporträt

Nitya Rao is Senior Lecturer, School of Development Studies, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction 2. A Personal Journey 3. Faces of Poverty: The Villages
Profiled 4. Reinventing Tradition: Agrarian Movements in History 5. Land as
a Productive Resource 6. Locating Identities 7. Women's Claims to Land 8.
Custom and Courts: Bargaining with Modernity 9. Development Interventions:
Can One Size fit all? 10. Conclusions
Bibliography
Index