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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Charu Gupta , K. Sivaramakrishnan , Anand A. Yang , Padma KaimalPublisher: University of Washington Press Imprint: University of Washington Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.635kg ISBN: 9780295995649ISBN 10: 0295995645 Pages: 352 Publication Date: 01 April 2016 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsThe significant impact of this book is that it has not only sharpened gender sensitivity but also heightened awareness of the immensely complex challenges of diversity management in India as a whole. . . . It will be a reference point for much future research. -- Vineeth Mathoor * South Asia Research * The significant impact of this book is that it has not only sharpened gender sensitivity but also heightened awareness of the immensely complex challenges of diversity management in India as a whole. . . . It will be a reference point for much future research. -- Vineeth Mathoor * South Asia Research * Gupta adds to overall Dalit and global feminist scholarship a rich and dense analysis of texts and contexts to unpack the 'biopolitics of caste.' It is an engaging example of interdisciplinary work focused on close readings of print and popular culture representations from colonial India, including present-day representations, that construct, contest, revise, and influence narratives of gender and caste. -- Veena Deo * Journal of Asian Studies * Gupta adds to overall Dalit and global feminist scholarship a rich and dense analysis of texts and contexts to unpack the 'biopolitics of caste.' It is an engaging example of interdisciplinary work focused on close readings of print and popular culture representations from colonial India, including present-day representations, that construct, contest, revise, and influence narratives of gender and caste. -- Veena Deo * Journal of Asian Studies * The significant impact of this book is that it has not only sharpened gender sensitivity but also heightened awareness of the immensely complex challenges of diversity management in India as a whole. . . . It will be a reference point for much future research. -- Vineeth Mathoor * South Asia Research * Charu Gupta has made her contribution in the field of historical research at the intersection of gender and caste in India widely acclaimed. . . .This book serves as a timely reminder for gender scholars working on colonial India that gendering is experienced by all bodies, and hence the time has come to question the central subjectivity of women in most works. -- Arpita Chakraborty, Dublin City University, Ireland * Religion and Gender * Author InformationCharu Gupta is associate professor of history at the University of Delhi. She is the author of Sexuality, Obscenity, Community: Women, Muslims, and the Hindu Public in Colonial India and editor of Gendering Colonial India: Reforms, Print, Caste, and Communalism. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |