ISBN: 9780802092786

Living in pluralist India has had critical consequences for Muslim women who are expected to follow a determined and strict code of conduct. The impact of this contradiction is most evide… More...

Living in pluralist India has had critical consequences for Muslim women who are expected to follow a determined and strict code of conduct. The impact of this contradiction is most evident in the continuing denial of gender equality within the family, as state regulation of gender roles in the private sphere ultimately affects the status of women in the public sphere. Reclaiming the Nation examines the relationship between gender and nation in post-colonial India through the lens of marginalized Muslim women. Drawing on feminist legal theory, postcolonial feminist theory, and critical race theory, Vrinda Narain explores the idea of citizenship as a potential vehicle for the emancipation of Muslim women. Citizenship, Narain argues, opens the possibility for Indian women to reclaim a sense of selfhood free from imposed identities. In promoting the hybridity of culture and the modernity of tradition, Narain shows how oppositional categories such as public versus private, Muslim versus feminist, and Western versus Indian have been used to deny women equal rights. A timely account of the struggle for liberation within a restrictive religious framework, Reclaiming the Nation is an insightful look at gender, nationhood, and the power of self-determination. | Reclaiming the Nation by Vrinda Narain Hardcover | Indigo Chapters Books > Social Science > Religion > Islamic Studies P10102, Vrinda Narain<

2008, ISBN: 9780802092786

Hard cover, New., Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 224 p. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shippi… More...

Hard cover, New., Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 224 p. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers., Toronto, Canada, [PU: University of Toronto Press]<

2008, ISBN: 9780802092786

University of Toronto Press, Hardcover, 224 Seiten, Publiziert: 2008-02-01T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, 0.48 kg, Arts & Humanities, Undergraduate & Postgraduate, Special Features, Book… More...

University of Toronto Press, Hardcover, 224 Seiten, Publiziert: 2008-02-01T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, 0.48 kg, Arts & Humanities, Undergraduate & Postgraduate, Special Features, Books, Books Global Store, Business, Finance & Law, Subjects, Islamic, Religious Groups Studies, Politics, Philosophy & Social Sciences, Women's Studies, University of Toronto Press, 2008<

2008, ISBN: 9780802092786

Hardcover

Hardcover, 1st edition. 224 pages. 9.00x6.25x1.00 inches., Neubuch, [ED: 1], [PU: Univ of Toronto Pr]