South Asian women organizing
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Takhar, Shaminder
- Publish Year
- 2015
- Shelfmark
- GR BR 6 2014 - B
- Thesaurus
- feminisme, islam, seksualiteit, geweld, etniciteit, racisme
- Description
- This book examines how South Asian women’s collective agency is operationalized through civic organizations in the UK. The historically racialized image of the South Asian woman as lacking in political agency is challenged through their long history of activism on the Indian subcontinent. The creation of 'critical spaces' by South Asian women in the diaspora places them as active agents who have successfully influenced social policy on important issues such as forced marriage, domestic violence and sexuality. The engagement with empirical data demonstrates the significance and impact of race, racism, sexism and religion on the lives of the women.