Women, Political Struggles and Gender Equality in South Asia

Women, Political Struggles and Gender Equality in South Asia
Author :
Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 260
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781137390578
ISBN-13 : 1137390573
Rating : 4/5 (78 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Women, Political Struggles and Gender Equality in South Asia by : M. Alston

Download or read book Women, Political Struggles and Gender Equality in South Asia written by M. Alston and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-08-07 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A brutal gang-rape of a young woman in India in 2012 caused a global outcry against rising brutal violence against women. In response to the young woman's death and the protests that followed, the contributors analyze the position of women in South Asia, the issue of violence, women's political activism and gender inequalities.


Women, Political Struggles and Gender Equality in South Asia Related Books

Gender Politics in the Asia-Pacific Region
Language: en
Pages: 478
Authors: Brenda S. A. Yeoh
Categories: Political Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2005-08-18 - Publisher: Routledge

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Amidst the unevenness and unpredictability of change in the Asia-Pacific region, women's lives are being transformed. This volume takes up the challenge of expl
Women, Political Struggles and Gender Equality in South Asia
Language: en
Pages: 260
Authors: M. Alston
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-08-07 - Publisher: Springer

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

A brutal gang-rape of a young woman in India in 2012 caused a global outcry against rising brutal violence against women. In response to the young woman's death
Women and Politics in Asia
Language: en
Pages: 180
Authors: Andrea Fleschenberg
Categories: Political Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011 - Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Why study the nexus of gender, politics, and democracy in Asia? What kind of democracy and political participation can we conceptualize and identify for this he
Gender Politics in Asia
Language: en
Pages: 238
Authors: Wil Lundström-Burghoorn
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008 - Publisher: NIAS Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

"This book demonstrates the great diversity in gender politics and women’s strategies to negotiate and change gender relations individually or collectively. A
Cultural Politics of Gender and Sexuality in Contemporary Asia
Language: en
Pages: 241
Authors: Tiantian Zheng
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-07-31 - Publisher: University of Hawaii Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

In globalizing Asia, sexual mores and gender roles are in constant flux. How have economic shifts and social changes altered and reconfigured the cultural meani