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As the world increasingly becomes globalized, international attention has shifted towards South Asia, with a serious focus on the social, political, economic, and cultural aspects of the region. This book examines the gender issues of South Asia. The essays contained in this book - written by academics from varied disciplines and by activists in the field of women's studies - address important gender issues such as education, health, violence, law, human rights, and social equity in the complex demography of South Asia.
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As the world becomes globalised, the focus of international attention shifts towards South Asia and engages itself with the social , political, economic and cultural aspects of the region. This book seeks to position gender issues right in the centre of that engagement.
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- PublisherRawat
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 8131601153
- ISBN 13 9788131601150
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages420
- EditorBhatia Manjeet, Bhanot Deepali, Samanta Nirmalya
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Contents: Preface. Acknowledgements. Contributors. Introduction. 1. Girl child: socio-demographic implications for South Asia/A.R. Nanda and Lalitendu Jagatdeb. 2. Women and environment in South Asia: changes and future prospects/Anoja Wickramasinghe. 3. Big boys on the block: the intersections of militarism and patriarchy/Anuradha M. Chenoy. 4. Agendas for gender: follow-up on the Beijing Platform for action from a UNIFEM Perspective/Chandni Joshi. 5. Legal pluralism, minority identity and the Uniform Civil Code Debate/Flavia Agnes. 6. Globalization, resistance and change: reflections on South Asian women's experience/Indu Agnihotri. 7. Challenges for women's empowerment and education in South Asia: the goal is empowerment of human values/Kamla Bhasin. 8. Gender imagery in American and Indian advertising: some comparative notes/Lucinda Joy Peach. 9. Violence: a norm against women in South Asia/Manjeet Bhatia. 10. The South Asian girl child: her right to education/Manzoor Ahmed. 11. Trafficking in women and children: the South Asian reality/Nandita Baruah. 12. Dimensions of gender development in South Asia based on human development indicators/Preet Rustagi. 13. Reproductive health of women in South Asia/Sheela Saravanan. 14. Persisting structures, ideological manoeuvres and everyday challenges: reflections on Women's Movements in South Asia/Uma Chakravarti. Index. "As the world increasingly becomes globalised, the focus of international attention shifts towards South Asia and seriously engages itself with the social, political, economic and cultural aspects of the region. This book seeks to position gender issues right in the centre of that engagement. The essays contained in this book written by academics from varied disciplines and activists in the field of women's studies address important issues such as education, health, violence, law, human rights and social equity in the complex demography of South Asia from a gender perspective." (jacket). Seller Inventory # 68032
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