| Writing Caste/Writing Gender: Reading Dalit Women's Testimonios Contributor(s): Rege, Sharmila (Author) |
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ISBN: 9381017921 ISBN-13: 9789381017920 Publisher: Zubaan Books OUR PRICE: $34.65 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science - History | Asia - India & South Asia - Social Science | Women's Studies |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.1" W x 7.9" (0.95 lbs) 544 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Indian - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A pathbreaking study of Dalit women's writings and lives, Writing Caste/Writing Gender offers a powerful counternarrative to the mainstream assumptions about the development of feminism in India in the twentieth century. Featuring extensive extracts from eight Dalit women's life-narratives--or testimonios--on issues such as food, hunger, community, caste, labor, education, violence, resistance, and collective struggle, the book brings to vivid life voices that unequivocally show that Dalit feminism, far from being silent as so often presumed, is rich, powerful, and layered--as well as highly articulate. Writing Caste/Writing Gender contributes significantly to the field of biography and will be welcomed in this paperback format by scholars of caste, gender, and politics in India. |
Contributor Bio(s): Rege, Sharmila: - Sharmila Rege is an Indian sociologist, feminist scholar, and activist. |