Women, Gender and Everyday Social Transformation in India by Kenneth Bo Nielsen

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'Women, Gender and Everyday Social Transformation in India' explores key processes of gendered change in contemporary India. Through ethnographically grounded case studies, the volume foregrounds the contradictory and contested co-existence of discrepant gendered norms, values and visions in a society caught up in wider processes of sociopolitical change.

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'Women, Gender and Everyday Social Transformation in India' explores key processes of gendered change in contemporary India. Through ethnographically grounded case studies, the volume foregrounds the contradictory and contested co-existence of discrepant gendered norms, values and visions in a society caught up in wider processes of sociopolitical change.

Author Biography

Kenneth Bo Nielsen is an anthropologist and research fellow at the Centre for Development and the Environment, University of Oslo, Norway.Anne Waldrop is an anthropologist and associate professor of development studies at Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, Norway.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements; Women and Gender in a Changing India; Part I: Work, Technology, Aspirations; 1. Today's 'Good Girl': The Women behind India's BPO Industry - Reena Patel; 2. Gender, Intersectionality and Smart Phones in Rural West Bengal - Sirpa Tenhunen; 3. The Introduction of Electricity in the Sunderban Islands: Conserving or Transforming Gender Relations? - Tanja Winther; 4. Changing Consumption and the Negotiation of Gender Roles in Kerala - Harold Wilhite; 5. Gender, Work and Social Change: Return Migration to Kerala - Berit Helene Vandsemb; 6. Showtime and Exposures in New India: The Revelations of Lucky Farmhouse - Nicol Foulkes and Stig Toft Madsen; Part II: Democracy and the Developmental State; 7. Gender and Democratisation: The Politics of Two Female Grassroots Activists in New Delhi - Stein Sundstol Eriksen and Anne Waldrop; 8. The Reproductive Body and the State: Engaging with the National Rural Health Mission in Tribal Odisha - Arima Mishra and Sidsel Roalkvam; 9. A Veiled Change Agent: The 'Accredited Social Health Activist' in Rural Rajasthan - Dagrun Kyte Gjostein; 10. Disciplining Gender and Gendering Discipline: Women's Studies in Contemporary India - Mallarika Sinha Roy; Part III: Assertions and Activism; 11. New Subalterns? Feminist Activism in an Era of Neoliberal Development - Srila Roy; 12. Family, Femininity, Feminism: 'Structures of Feeling' in the Articulation of Men's Rights - Romit Chowdhury; 13. Women's Activism in the Singur Movement, West Bengal - Kenneth Bo Nielsen; 14. The Women's Question and Indian Maoism - Lipika Kamra; 15. Caste and Class in Gendered Religion: Dalit Women in Chennai's Slums - Karin Kapadia; About the Editors and Contributors

Review

'[O]ne of the key strengths of this book is the meticulous application of an intersectional approach by all the contributors. [...] The expansive range of topics provides us, as readers, with excellent glimpses into the complex transitions at play in modern India, and the generation of novel concepts [...] gives us much to reflect upon.' -Shalini Grover, 'Gender & Development' 'This book is a remarkable exercise aimed at comprehending and capturing change in a very complex society. It is an extremely useful volume for students and researchers of development and women's studies.' -Padmini Swaminathan, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Hyderabad, India

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'Women, Gender and Everyday Social Transformation in India' explores key processes of gendered change in contemporary India through stimulating and ethnographically grounded case studies.

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'Women, Gender and Everyday Social Transformation in India' explores key processes of gendered change in contemporary India. Through ethnographically grounded case studies, the volume foregrounds the contradictory and contested co-existence of discrepant gendered norms, values and visions in a society caught up in wider processes of sociopolitical change.

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'This book is a remarkable exercise aimed at comprehending and capturing change in a very complex society. It is an extremely useful volume for students and researchers of development and women's studies.' -Padmini Swaminathan, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Hyderabad, India

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'Women, Gender and Everyday Social Transformation in India' explores key processes of gendered change in contemporary India through stimulating and ethnographically grounded case studies.

Details ISBN1783082690 Publisher Anthem Press Series Anthem South Asian Studies Year 2014 ISBN-10 1783082690 ISBN-13 9781783082698 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2014-08-01 Language English Media Book Pages 262 Imprint Anthem Press Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Edited by Anne Waldrop DEWEY 305.48891411 Short Title WOMEN GENDER & EVERYDAY SOCIAL Illustrations black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures Author Anne Waldrop Series Number 1 UK Release Date 2014-08-01 NZ Release Date 2014-08-01 Alternative 9781783082704 Audience Professional & Vocational AU Release Date 2014-07-31 We've got this

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