Women's Agency and Social Change: Assam and Beyond focuses on
varied oppression, power relations and ideologies embedded in the
complex yet interdependent social, political, economic and legal
structures, and women's subordination therein. British
intervention, 1826-1947, by itself did not impact the agency aspect
on women directly, but the emergence of new forces and factors
sowed the seeds of women's agency to impact social change, even if
minimal. In the post-Independence period, British colonial legacy
perpetuated the subordination of women through caste and class
hierarchy at several levels, but an undercurrent of a feminist
struggle persisted, not merely as a movement but also at individual
levels. The book is written with the hope of encouraging future
research on women's experiences in the Northeastern region of
India, and elsewhere; hence, a discussion on sources, methods and
methodology is included in the conclusion. This book is based on
the belief that knowledge production is, in itself, the praxis
against oppressive structures and the need to understand the
historical processes that slowly transformed women to become
catalysts of social transformation.
General
Imprint: |
Sage Publications India Pvt Ltd
|
Country of origin: |
India |
Series: |
SAGE Studies on India's North East |
Release date: |
April 2021 |
First published: |
2013 |
Authors: |
Meeta Deka
|
Dimensions: |
215 x 139mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
230 |
ISBN-13: |
978-93-53-88055-2 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Sociology, social studies >
Gender studies >
General
|
LSN: |
93-53-88055-6 |
Barcode: |
9789353880552 |
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