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9788131601150

Gender Concerns in South Asia Some Perspectives

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  • ISBN13:

    9788131601150

  • ISBN10:

    8131601153

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2008-01-01
  • Publisher: Rawat Publications
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Summary

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.

Table of Contents

Girl child : socio-demographic implications for South Asiap. 11
Women and environment in South Asia : changes and future prospectsp. 24
Big boys on the block : the intersections of militarism and patriarchyp. 58
Agendas for gender : follow-up on the Beijing Platform for Action from a UNIFEM perspectivep. 77
Legal pluralism, minority identity and the Uniform Civil Code debatep. 123
Globalization, resistance and change : reflections on South Asian women's experiencep. 143
Challenges for women's empowerment and education in South Asia : the goal is empowerment of human valuesp. 180
Gender imagery in American and Indian advertising : some comparative notesp. 206
Violence : a norm against women in South Asiap. 226
The South Asian girl child : her right to educationp. 246
Trafficking in women and children : the South Asian realityp. 270
Dimensions of gender development in South Asia based on human development indicatorsp. 301
Reproductive health of women in South Asiap. 334
Persisting structures, ideological manoeuvres and everyday challenges : reflections on women's movements in South Asiap. 378
Indexp. 399
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