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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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Principal: Jeffery, Patricia
Outros autores: Jeffery, Roger
Formato: Printed Book
Idioma:English
Publicado: Gurgaon : Three Essays Collective, 2006.
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Número de Clasificación: 304.609542 JEF/C
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