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The scandal of the state : women, law, citizenship in postcolonial India / Rajeswari Sunder Rajan.

By: Rajeswari Sunder RajanContributor(s): Rajeswari Sunder RajanMaterial type: Text

TextPublisher number: Atlantic Publishers & Distributors | : 7/22, Ansari Road, Darya Ganj, New Delhi.Publication details: Durham : Duke University Press , 2003Description: xv, 313 pages ; 25 cmISBN: 9780822330486Genre/Form: Women's rights DDC classification: 305.420 SUN

Contents:

Women in custody -- Women in law -- Killing women.

Summary: Looking at the relationship between the postcolonial, democratic Indian nation state & Indian women's actual needs & lives, this study reveals that the identities of each are closely intertwined. The author discusses a series of case studies which reveal the complex social realities at play.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
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Women in custody --
Women in law --
Killing women.

Looking at the relationship between the postcolonial, democratic Indian nation state & Indian women's actual needs & lives, this study reveals that the identities of each are closely intertwined. The author discusses a series of case studies which reveal the complex social realities at play.

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