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Gendering caste through a feminist lens /

Chakravarty, Uma.

Gendering caste through a feminist lens / Uma Chakravarti ; series editor, Maithreyi Krishnaraj. - New Delhi Sage Publication 2018 - xvi, 183 p. ; 23 cm. - Theorizing feminism .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of contents

A Note from the Series Editor Maithreyi Krishnaraj
Acknowledgements
Prologue
Understanding Caste
The Axis of Gender Stratification in India
Caste, Class and Gender: The Historical Roots of Brahmanical Patriarchy
The Formation of Patriarchy and the Subordination of Women
The Diversity of Patriarchal Practices
Critiques of Caste and Gender Stratification
Pre-Colonial Structures of Caste and Gender: An Eighteenth-Century Example
Caste in the Colonial Period
Caste and Gender in Contemporary India
Epilogue
Afterword: Caste and Gender in the New Millennium
Select Bibliography and Filmography
Index

With reference to India.

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Feminism--India.
Sex discrimination against women--India.
Caste--India.

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305.420954 CHA