The scandal of the state
Rajeswari Sunder Rajan.
The scandal of the state : women, law, citizenship in postcolonial India / Rajeswari Sunder Rajan. - Durham : Duke University Press , 2003. - xv, 313 pages ; 25 cm.
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.
9780822330486
Atlantic Publishers & Distributors : 7/22, Ansari Road, Darya Ganj, New Delhi.
Women's rights --Citizenship.--Government policy.--Legal status, laws.
305.420 SUN
The scandal of the state : women, law, citizenship in postcolonial India / Rajeswari Sunder Rajan. - Durham : Duke University Press , 2003. - xv, 313 pages ; 25 cm.
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.
9780822330486
Atlantic Publishers & Distributors : 7/22, Ansari Road, Darya Ganj, New Delhi.
Women's rights --Citizenship.--Government policy.--Legal status, laws.
305.420 SUN
