Channa, Subhadra, 1951-

Gender in South Asia : social imagination and constructed realities / Subhadra Mitra Channa. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013. - ix, 228 pages ; 26 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-222) and index.

Introduction -- Colonial India and the construction of upper-caste/class women -- Elite women: education and emergence of feminism -- Work and gender relations of a low-caste group in urban Delhi -- Globalization and the emerging gender issues in India -- Conclusion: redefining the feminine.

"Discusses gender in terms of models generalizing upon received wisdom from historical and cultural sources and lived realities"--Provided by publisher.

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Women--Social conditions.--India
Women--History.--India
Feminism--India.

305.40954 CHA