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Siva And Her Sisters

Gender, Caste, And Class In Rural South India
By:Karin Kapadia
Publisher:Taylor & Francis
Print ISBN:9780813334912
eText ISBN:9780429976957
Edition:1
Copyright:1995
Format:Reflowable

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A study of the impact of caste and class on conceptions of gender, this book focuses on the lower castes/classes of South India. Examining the lives and work of ‘untouchable’ women in a village in Tamilnadu, the author explores the recently articulated critique of feminism that race, caste, and class may be more important factors than gender in a p