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Zealous reformers and deadly laws : battling stereotypes /
Iris Marion Young was a world-renowned feminist moral and political philosopher whose many books and articles spanned more than three decades. She explored issues of social justice and oppression theory, the phenomenology of women's bodies, deliberative democracy and questions of terrorism, vio...
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| Format: | Printed Book |
| Language: | English |
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Los Angeles :
Sage Publications,
c2008.
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| Online Access: | http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0812/2008009154.html |
Table of Contents:
- From Manusmitri to Madhusmriti : flagellating a mythical enemy
- Zealous reformers and deadly laws : the conflicting interpretations and politics of Sati
- Naive outpourings of a self-hating Indian : Deepa Mehta's fire
- Allies or adversaries? the continuing hold of traditional female moral exemplars in India
- Learning to take people seriously
- Dowry : to ensure her happiness or to disinherit her?
- Using women as a pretext for censorship : the indecent representation of women (prohibition) bill
- Women's organizations I : vengeance squads, firefighters or counsellors?
- Women's organizations II : the pressure of unrealistic expectations
- Laws against domestic violence : underused or abused?
- Well-intentioned but over ambitious : a review of the new domestic violence act
- Destined to fail : inherent flaws in the anti-dowry legislation
- Toiling without rights : Ho women of Singhbhum
- Inheritance rights for women : a response to some commonly expressed fears
- Nature of women's mobilization in rural India
- The logic of quotas : women's movement splits on the reservation bill
- Indian politics : encourages durgas, snubs women
- Enhancing women's representation in legislatures : an alternative to the government bill for women's reservation
- Lack of gender solidarity : systematic degrading of women politicians.