MARC Record from Library of Congress

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001 2008009154
003 DLC
005 20080303145154.0
008 080227s2008 cau 000 0 eng
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020 $a9780761936374 (paper back)
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050 00 $aHQ1236.5.I4$bK57 2008
082 00 $a305.420954$222
100 1 $aKishwar, Madhu.
245 10 $aZealous reformers and deadly laws :$bbattling stereotypes /$cMadhu Purnima Kishwar.
260 $aThousand Oaks, Calif. :$bSage Publications,$c2008.
263 $a0803
300 $ap. cm.
505 0 $aFrom Manusmitri to Madhusmriti : flagellating a mythical enemy -- Zealous reformers and deadly laws : the conflicting interpretations and politics of Sati -- Naive outpourings of a self-hating Indian : Deepa Mehta's fire -- Allies or adversaries? the continuing hold of traditional female moral exemplars in India -- Learning to take people seriously -- Dowry : to ensure her happiness or to disinherit her? -- Using women as a pretext for censorship : the indecent representation of women (prohibition) bill -- Women's organizations I : vengeance squads, firefighters or counsellors? -- Women's organizations II : the pressure of unrealistic expectations -- Laws against domestic violence : underused or abused? -- Well-intentioned but over ambitious : a review of the new domestic violence act -- Destined to fail : inherent flaws in the anti-dowry legislation -- Toiling without rights : Ho women of Singhbhum -- Inheritance rights for women : a response to some commonly expressed fears -- Nature of women's mobilization in rural India -- The logic of quotas : women's movement splits on the reservation bill -- Indian politics : encourages durgas, snubs women -- Enhancing women's representation in legislatures : an alternative to the government bill for women's reservation -- Lack of gender solidarity : systematic degrading of women politicians.
650 0 $aWomen's rights$zIndia.
650 0 $aSex role$zIndia.
650 0 $aWomen$zIndia$xLaw and legislation.