1st Edition

Women at the Threshold of Globalisation

By Narendar Pani, Nikky Singh Copyright 2012
204 Pages
by Routledge India

204 Pages
by Routledge India

204 Pages
by Routledge India

The popular perception of globalisation is rooted in its image of dissolving senses of distance and boundaries. It is so preoccupied with the technology that enables globalisation that little attention is paid to questions of ‘how’ and ‘where’ the circuits of globalisation actually get realised.  This book attempts a more nuanced view of globalisation by focusing on its less-explored,... Read more

Acknowledgement 1. Boundaries of Globalization 2. A Resource Centre in a Global Circuit 3. The Woman in the Worker 4. Migrating to Work 5. The Factory Gate as a Border Post 6. Living beyond the Boundary 7. Falling back on Identity 8. Missing Pieces. About the Authors. Index

Biography

Narendar Pani is Professor and Dean, School of Social Sciences, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore.

Nikky Singh is associated with National Institute Advanced Studies, Bangalore.