initiatives towards collective action in Rajasthan
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Mathur, Kanchan
- Publish Year
- 2004
- Shelfmark
- B6471 - B
- Thesaurus
- geweld, overheid, gezondheid, mensenrechten, macht, ngo's, India
- Description
- The book: provides a theoretical framework by analyzing gender violence in the changing perspectives of development, health and human rights: examines the ways in which violence against women as been studied, and draws links between gender violence and power relations: analyzes the state's response to countering gender violence: discusses institutional measures and policy initiatives as mechanisms for redress and protection: provides case studies to illustrate these initiatives: and highlights the role of the three key Non-Government Organizations (NGO's) in the state of Rajasthan, India, and their changing approaches over time to deal with the growing issues of gender violence. It also describes Nata or the custom of tribal women living with another man under customary law.