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Zealous reformers and deadly laws
battling stereotypes
by Madhu Kishwar
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On the contemporary women's rights movement in India.
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Zealous reformers and deadly laws: battling stereotypes
2008, Sage Publications
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0761936378 9780761936374
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Table of Contents
From 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.
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