TY - BOOK AU - Rao,Nitya TI - 'Good Women do not Inherit Land': Politics of Land and Gender in India SN - 9781315144610 AV - HQ1236.5.I4 R36 2018 U1 - 305.420954 PY - 2018/// CY - Abingdon, Oxon, New York PB - Routledge KW - Women's rights KW - India KW - Landowners N1 - Includes bibliographical references; 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 N2 - "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 UR - https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781315144610 ER -