gender, oppression and the politics of neoliberalism
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Bradley, Tamsin
- Publish Year
- 2020
- Shelfmark
- V IND 8 2020
- Thesaurus
- geweld, vrouwenbewegingen, religieus recht, huwelijksgebruiken, politieke stromingen, methoden van onderzoek, India, statistiek, interview (vorm)
- Description
- First published in 2017. The author presents new research examining how different groups in India conceptualise violence against women and girls, revealing beliefs around religion, caste and gender that render aggression socially acceptable. She also analyses the role that neoliberalism, and its corollary consumerism, play in reducing women to commodity objects for barter or exchange and can converge unexpectedly to normalise violence against women. Due to these complex and overlapping factors, rates of violence against women in India have actually increased despite decades of feminist campaigning. This book gives an overview of Indian gender politics and gender-based violence, but also presents new data and methodologies which have practical implications for researchers and policymakers worldwide.