Dalit women: honour and patriarchy in south india
Auteur :
Still, Clarinda
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9781032652726
Date de publication :
25 juin 2024
Dimensions :
21,6 x 13,8 cm
Poids :
220 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
One of the only ethnographic studies of Dalit women, this book gives a rich account of individual Dalit women’s lives and documents a rise in patriarchy in the community. The author argues that as Dalits’ economic and political position improves, ‘honour’ becomes crucial to social status. One of the ways Dalits accrue honour is by altering patte