Rural Women’s Power in South Asia:

1. Front Matter

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2. Introduction

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   Pages 1-15

3. History and Identity

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   Pages 16-43

4. Policies and Interventions

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   Pages 44-66

5. Governments, NGOs, Sanghas, and Female Entrepreneurs (20 to 60 Years of Age)

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   Pages 67-132

6. The Shakti of Senior Women (60 Years of Age and Older)

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   Pages 133-162

7. Conclusion

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   Pages 163-169

8. Back Matter

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This book investigates how women's power and caste cleavages often continue to transcend and crosscut the boundaries of caste/tribe, gender, age, class and religion in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh It examines the gendered divisions of labor in rural communities and how countervailing forces have restricted women's status and roles in South Asia.

• Shakti
• women's empowering
• gendered divisions
• rural communities
• South Asia
• India
• Pakistan
• Bangladesh
• gender
• government
• history
• identity
• intervention
• women

“This book is an important contribution for the insight it provides into the veritable manner … . This book would, however, also be a useful resource for those involved in development work, as the case studies effectively outline the extent and nature of impact of interventions that aim to increase the visibility of women in public spaces.” (Kalindi Kokal, South Asia Research, Vol. 36 (2), July, 2016)

• Wellesley College, USA

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Pashington Obeng is Associate Professor of Africana Studies at Wellesley College, USA. In 2011-2012 he was Madeleine Haas Russell Visiting Professor at Brandeis University and has also taught at Brown and Harvard Universities, USA. He is the author of Shaping Membership, Defining Nation: The Cultural Politics of African Indians in South Asia (2007).

Policies and ethics