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'Good Women do not Inherit Land' : Politics of Land and Gender in India / by Nitya Rao.

By: Rao, Nitya [author.]Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2018Edition: First editionDescription: 1 online resource (xiv, 356 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781315144610; 9781351385152Subject(s): Women's rights -- India | Landowners -- IndiaAdditional physical formats: Print version: : No titleDDC classification: 305.420954 LOC classification: HQ1236.5.I4 | R36 2018Online resources: Click here to view.

Contents:

chapter 1 Introduction -- chapter 2 A Personal Journey -- chapter 3 Faces of Poverty: The Villages Profiled -- chapter 4 Reinventing Tradition: Agrarian Movements in History -- chapter 5 Land as a Productive Resource -- chapter 6 Locating Identities -- chapter 7 Women’s Claims to Land -- chapter 8 Custom and the Courts: Bargaining with Modernity -- chapter 9 Development Interventions: Does One Size Fit All? -- chapter 10 Reframing the Debate: Challenges and Dilemmas.

Summary: "Land for the adivasi Santal women in Dumka, Jharkhand stands for security, social position and identity, and in this men have a distinct advantage. The time period covered is from historic times to the present. The role of government administrative bodies, NGOs and political leaders is also emphasized.Please note: Taylor & Francis does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka"--Provided by publisher.

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"Land for the adivasi Santal women in Dumka, Jharkhand stands for security, social position and identity, and in this men have a distinct advantage. The time period covered is from historic times to the present. The role of government administrative bodies, NGOs and political leaders is also emphasized.Please note: Taylor & Francis does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka"--Provided by publisher.