Zealous reformers and deadly laws
Subtitle: battling stereotypes
By: Madhu Purnima Kishwar.
Publisher: Sage Publications
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Thousand Oaks, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 419
ISBN-13: 9780761936374
Subjects: Women's rights -- India; Sex role -- India; Women -- India -- Law and legislation
Description: On the contemporary women's rights movement in India.
Table of contents: title: From Manusmitri to Madhusmriti : flagellating a mythical enemy; title: Zealous reformers and deadly laws : the conflicting interpretations and politics of Sati; title: Naive outpourings of a self-hating Indian : Deepa Mehta's fire; title: Allies or adversaries? the continuing hold of traditional female moral exemplars in India; title: Learning to take people seriously; title: Dowry : to ensure her happiness or to disinherit her?; title: Using women as a pretext for censorship : the indecent representation of women (prohibition) bill; title: Women's organizations I  : vengeance squads, firefighters or counsellors?; title: Women's organizations II : the pressure of unrealistic expectations; title: Laws against domestic violence : underused or abused?; title: Well-intentioned but over ambitious : a review of the new domestic violence act; title: Destined to fail : inherent flaws in the anti-dowry legislation; title: Toiling without rights : Ho women of Singhbhum; title: Inheritance rights for women : a response to some commonly expressed fears; title: Nature of women's mobilization in rural India; title: The logic of quotas : women's movement splits on the reservation bill; title: Indian politics : encourages durgas, snubs women; title: Enhancing women's representation in legislatures : an alternative to the government bill for women's reservation; title: Lack of gender solidarity : systematic degrading of women politicians.