Women, Political Struggles and Gender Equality in South Asia [electronic resource] / / edited by M. Alston.. — 1st ed. 2014.. — XI, 260 p. : online resource. — (Gender, Development and Social Change,) 2730-7328. - Gender, Development and Social Change, .

Анотація:
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.

ISBN: 9781137390578

Standard No.: 10.1057/9781137390578 doi

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Ethnology—Asia.
Economic development.
Social change.
Sociology.
Political science.
Political communication.
Asian Culture.
Development and Social Change.
Gender Studies.
Political Science.
Political Communication.
Sociology, general.

LC Class. No.: GN625-635

Dewey Class. No.: 306.095