2007, ISBN: 9780325001876

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New Delhi, India: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd., 1992 In the present work, the authoress explores the relationship between caste and gender in the narratives of Rajput women. … More...

New Delhi, India: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd., 1992 In the present work, the authoress explores the relationship between caste and gender in the narratives of Rajput women. For a year and a half the authoress lived in Rajasthan, India, and did fieldwork among the Rajputs (literally "sons of princes"), whose traditional caste duty was to serve as soldiers and protect their realms. Authoress examines the inherent contradiction between the caste-affiliated duty to protect a husband by exploring three types of women's narratives: those related to kuldevis (family goddesses), satimatas (women who have immolated themselves on their husband's funeral pyre), and heroines. In this manner, she gives the reader an in-depth view of the lives of Rajput women while exploring the commonly told stories that provide paradigms for moral action. Printed Pages: 274 with 26 b/w illustrations.. First Indian Edition. Hardbound. New/New. 15 Cms x 23 Cms., Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd., 1992, 6, Africa After Gender? Edited by Catherine Cole, Takyiwaa Manuh. Published by Indiana University Press. 2007. ISBN-10: 0253218772 / ISBN-13: 978-0253218773. New 6 x 9 inches pictorial softcover - no flaws. 328 Pages. COMMENTS: Gender is one of the most productive, dynamic, and vibrant areas of Africanist research today. But what is the meaning of gender in an African context? Why does gender usually connote women? Why has gender taken hold in Africa when feminism hasn't? Is gender yet another Western construct that has been applied to Africa however ill-suited and riddled with assumptions? Africa After Gender? looks at Africa now that gender has come into play to consider how the continent, its people, and the term itself have changed. Leading Africanist historians, anthropologists, literary critics, and political scientists move past simple dichotomies, entrenched debates, and polarizing identity politics to present an evolving discourse of gender. They show gender as an applied rather than theoretical tool and discuss themes such as the performance of sexuality, lesbianism, women's political mobilization, the work of gendered NGOs, and the role of masculinity in a gendered world. For activists, students, and scholars, this book reveals a rich and cross-disciplinary view of the status of gender in Africa today.Contributors are Hussaina J. Abdullah, Nwando Achebe, Susan Andrade, Eileen Boris, Catherine M. Cole, Paulla A. Ebron, Eileen Julien, Lisa A. Lindsay, Adrienne MacIain, Takyiwaa Manuh, Stephan F. Miescher, Helen Mugambi, Gay Seidman, Sylvia Tamale, Bridget Teboh, Lynn M. Thomas, and Nana Wilson-Tagoe.--- Same day or next-business day mailing. Orders are shipped with a printed sale transaction - no exceptions, Indiana University Press, 2007, 6, Paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items., 2.5<

2003, ISBN: 0325001871

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2003, ISBN: 9780325001876

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