1st Edition
Subaltern Movements in India Gendered Geographies of Struggle Against Neoliberal Development
By Manisha Desai
Copyright 2016
176 Pages
15 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
176 Pages
15 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
176 Pages
15 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Social struggles in India target both the state and private corporations. Three subaltern struggles against development in Gujarat, India, succeeded, to varying degrees, due to legalism from below and translocal solidarity, but that success has been compromised by its gendered geographies.
Based on extensive field research, this book examines the reasons for the three social movements... Read more
1. Legalism From Below, Translocal Fields of Protest, and Gendered Geographies 2. The Making of Translocal Fields of Protest 3. Resisting Displacement, Challenging Exclusion in Nar-Par Adivasi Sangathan 4. From Strategic Visibility to Marginality in the Mahuva Movement 5. Ongoing Engagement in Gender Justice in MASS 6. Towards a Gender Just Development and Democracy
Biography
Manisha Desai is an Associate Professor of Sociology and Women’s Studies at the University of Connecticut, USA. Her research interests include Gender, Globalization and Development, Transnational Feminisms, and Contemporary Indian Society.
