Decolonizing democracy : transforming the social contract in India /

"Analyzes the movement for Indian independence, the framing of the Indian Constitution, and contemporary contestations over women's legal and political status as crucial moments of transition in which feminist and other progressive activists in India have challenged racialized and gendered underpinn...

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Main Author:	Keating, Christine
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	University Park : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2011], ©2011.
Subjects:	Women's rights > India. Women > Legal status, laws, etc. > India. Feminism > India. Constitutional history > India. Social contract. Legal status. Women's movement. Women's rights. Women > Legal status, laws, etc. Women. Feminism. Constitutional history. India.
Summary:	"Analyzes the movement for Indian independence, the framing of the Indian Constitution, and contemporary contestations over women's legal and political status as crucial moments of transition in which feminist and other progressive activists in India have challenged racialized and gendered underpinnings of democracy's social contract"--Provided by publisher.