'Good Women do not Inherit Land'

Politics of Land and Gender in India
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-138-50192-8
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 370 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 599 g

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.

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Autoren/Hrsg.

Rao, Nitya

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

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