Restless Mothers and
Turbulent Daughters: Situating Tribes in Gender Studies
Shashank Shekhar Sinha
demy octavo hb 249pp
ISBN 81-85604-73-8 Rs 350 July 2005
How is gender ideology reproduced in adivasi societies? How
far can gender constructions be instrumental in perpetuating women’s
subjugation and exploitation? Focusing upon Chotanagpur, now a part of the
state of Jharkhand, Shashank Shekhar Sinha tries to raise questions that are of
paramount concern yet are so peripheral in the existing studies on tribes and
gender. Writing on the Chotanagpur women, using the perspective and tools of
gender studies, the author offers a path-breaking study of social change. Of
inter-disciplinary interest, this study will appeal to scholars of
anthropology, history, sociology, gender and tribal studies.
Shashank Shekhar Sinha
is publishing director of Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group, India.. He has
written articles on gender, tribes and identity formations and has taught
history at the PGDAV and Deshbandhu College, University of Delhi.
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