Good Women Do Not Inherit Land'' - Politics of Land and Gender in India

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.
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List of contents

1. Introduction 2. A Personal Journey 3. Faces of Poverty: The Villages Profiled 4. Reinventing Tradition: Agrarian Movements in History 5. Land as a Productive Resource 6. Locating Identities 7. Women’s Claims to Land 8. Custom and Courts: Bargaining with Modernity 9. Development Interventions: Can One Size fit all? 10. Conclusions
Bibliography
Index

About the author

Nitya Rao is Senior Lecturer, School of Development Studies, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.

Product details

• Authors: Nitya Rao, Nitya (University of East Anglia Rao, Rao Nitya
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.07.2017
• EAN: 9781138501928
• ISBN: 978-1-138-50192-8
• No. of pages: 370
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Anthropology, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, India, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Asian History, Gender studies, gender groups, HISTORY / Asia / South / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General