Regional Modernities: The Cultural Politics of Development in IndiaK. Sivaramakrishnan, Arun Agrawal This book advances public and scholarly debates on development and globalization in new directions. It presents carefully developed case studies to show how the subjects of development are shaped by, and actively reshape, development ideas, programs, and projects. The essays in this volume include cross-cultural perspectives from Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Indian diaspora. |
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Page 83
... women as housewives , remained the same — and it had powerful political effects . Most significantly , these early programs disenfranchised farming women from the inputs , technologies , and information of farming and simultaneously ...
... women as housewives , remained the same — and it had powerful political effects . Most significantly , these early programs disenfranchised farming women from the inputs , technologies , and information of farming and simultaneously ...
Page 84
... women as homemakers and con- sumers . 10 And yet , this new focus on women's development con- tinued to assert that ' women ' constituted a salient category with distinct needs . A new discourse of womanhood replaced a prior one , but ...
... women as homemakers and con- sumers . 10 And yet , this new focus on women's development con- tinued to assert that ' women ' constituted a salient category with distinct needs . A new discourse of womanhood replaced a prior one , but ...
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... women . The 10 - day trainings at SUTRA for grassroots women leaders teach these women to think critically about society , to identify restrictions on women's lives , and to fight for equal rights and equal responsibili- ties for men and ...
... women . The 10 - day trainings at SUTRA for grassroots women leaders teach these women to think critically about society , to identify restrictions on women's lives , and to fight for equal rights and equal responsibili- ties for men and ...
Contents
The Traffic in Ideas about | 75 |
Becoming Developed | 99 |
Indians | 122 |
Copyright | |
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Regional Modernities: The Cultural Politics of Development in India K. Sivaramakrishnan,Arun Agrawal No preview available - 2003 |
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Water First: Issues and Challenges for Nations and Communities in South Asia Kuntala Lahiri-Dutt,Robert J Wasson No preview available - 2008 |
Ecological Nationalisms: Nature, Livelihoods, and Identities in South Asia Gunnel Cederl?f,K. Sivaramakrishnan No preview available - 2006 |