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Confronting saffron demography : religion, fertility, and women's status in India /

rawing on over 20 years of field-level research in rural Uttar Pradesh, these essays challenge Hindutva myths about Muslims in India. Communalist discourses often portray Muslims as ‘backward’ because of purdah, polygamy, illiteracy, high fertility and low women’s status. The authors highlight the f...

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Main Author: Jeffery, Patricia
Other Authors: Jeffery, Roger
Format: Printed Book
Language:English
Published: Gurgaon : Three Essays Collective, 2006.
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Call Number: 304.609542 JEF/C
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