Forging Identities

Gender, Communities, And The State In India

Zoya Hasan

$83.99

Paperback

Not in-store but you can order this
How long will it take?

Availability Information

We source books from suppliers in Australia and overseas. For books we don't currently have in stock, the time it takes to get them from our suppliers can vary widely - from a few days to a few months - so we check each book with each supplier to determine the expected time it will take to be supplied to us.

We then advise you accordingly. If the time taken to get any book is too long for you, you can let us know and we will cancel or adjust your order, and refund as required.

To find out the anticipated arrival time for specific items prior to ordering, please contact us by phone or email:

Phone +61 2 9264 3111, or 1800 4 BOOKS (1800 4 26657) if outside Sydney:
option 1 Abbey's Bookshop (Crime, History, Science, Kids & more) • info@abbeys.com.au
option 2 Language Book Centre (ESL & Foreign Languages) • language@abbeys.com.au
option 3 Galaxy Bookshop (Sci-fi, Fantasy, Romance, Graphic Novels) • sf@galaxybooks.com.au

QTY:

English

Routledge
19 October 2020

Regional studies

This book offers a more contextualised and nuanced understanding of the complex ways in which identity is constructed in India, the manner in which gender and community intersect and cross-cut each other, and the ways in which these two elements interact with State policy.

By: Zoya Hasan
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 217mm, Width: 133mm,
Weight: 530g
ISBN: 9780367159252
ISBN 10: 0367159252
Pages: 264
Publication Date: 19 October 2020
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Primary , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction Reading and Writing about Muslim Women in British India 2. Gender and the Politics of Space: The Movement for Women's Reform 1857–1900 3. Defining Women through Legislation Minority Identity, State Policy and Political Process 4. Identity Politics, Secularism and Women: A South Asian Perspective 5. The Constitution and Muslim Personal Law Between Community and State: The Question of Women's Rights and Personal Laws 6. Education, Money and the Role of Women in Maintaining Minority Identity 7. Preserving Identity: A Case Study of Palitpur Huma Ahmed-Ghosh Communal Property/Sexual Property: On Representations of Muslim Women in a Hindu Nationalist Discourse 8. Muslim Socials and the Female Protagonist: Seeing a Dominant Discourse at Work 9. Urdu, Awadh and the Tawaij: the Islamicate Roots of Hindi Cinema 10. Notes on Contributors