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Explores the activities and political personas of women activists in Shiv Sena, a militant Indian political party.

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Author:   Tarini Bedi
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
Imprint:   State University of New York Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.227kg
ISBN:  

9781438460314

ISBN 10:   1438460317
Pages:   318
Publication Date:   01 May 2016
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"Acknowledgments Note on Transliteration Prologue Introduction Dashing, Daring, and the Seduction of Political Persona1 1. ""Just Doing Dashing"" in Uncertain Places 2. Performance, Dashing, Image 3. The Poetics and Politics of the Dashing Ladies 4. Political Machinations, Electoral Campaigns, and the Texture of Politics 5. The Public Event: Political Spectacle and Public Sites of Dashing 6. Intimate Politics and Alliance-Building 7. Women, Urban Wisdom, and the Illicit Politics of Housing in Mumbai 8. Politics and the Relations of Domesticity 9. The Gendered Politics of the Malkin in Pune City Conclusion: (Re)-theorizing Political Brokerage: Political Matronage? Notes Bibliography Index"

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"""Dashing Ladies significantly advances our understanding of how women participate in Hindu nationalist politics, and deserves a careful and widespread reading for its contributions to the second wave of literature on this phenomenon."" — Pacific Affairs"

Dashing Ladies significantly advances our understanding of how women participate in Hindu nationalist politics, and deserves a careful and widespread reading for its contributions to the second wave of literature on this phenomenon. - Pacific Affairs

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Tarini Bedi is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

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