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Takhar, Shaminder.

Gender, ethnicity, and political agency South Asian women organizing / [electronic resource] : Shaminder Takhar. - New York : Routledge, 2013. - 245 p. - Routledge research in gender and society ; 35 . - Routledge research in gender and society ; 35. .

Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index.

1. Redefining the parameters of political activism : South Asian women 'rocking the stereotype' -- 2. Conceptualizing South Asian women's political activism through a feminist lens -- 3. Understanding historical representations : political agency, resistance and the role of discourses -- 4. Researching political agency -- 5. Race, agency and political activism -- 6. 'In the name of the father' : contours of gender relations -- 7. Conceptualizing the uneasy relationship of religion to political agency -- 8. Conclusion.




Mode of access: World Wide Web.

ISBN: 9780203741870 (e-book : PDF)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Women--Political activity--Great Britain.
South Asians--Politics and government.--Great Britain
Feminism--Political aspects--Great Britain.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Great Britain--Race relations.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.