In Kerala in Southern India the caste system has been legally
abolished, but untouchability lives on. Campaigns fought in recent
years for social equality resulted in land reforms and new labour
laws. The relationships between castes, and between land owners and
landless labourers changed - and so too did, unintentionally, the
relations between men and women. As women lost many of their
rights, their standing in society diminished considerably.
In this book, the stories told by outcaste-women in a village in
southern Kerala describe the extent of these changes.
Anthropologist Marion den Uyl was able to record these stories in
the best tradition of oral anthropology. The women describe how
they see their lives, their circumstances and their future. The
research distinguishes itself from the viricentrist approach
characterizing most anthropological research. Invisible Barriers is
not about power and powerlessness, nor is it solely about the
economic position of women - typically subjects of masculine
research. Marion den Uyl has an eye for the softer powers shaping
the lives of women: sexuality, motherhood and self-image.
For students and researchers of gender, poverty, women, cultural
anthropology and Asian politics.
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