Siva and Her Sisters : Gender, Caste, and Class in Rural South India

Kapadia, Karin

Siva and Her Sisters : Gender, Caste, and Class in Rural South India [Electronic Resource] / by Karin Kapadia. - New York : Routledge, 1995 - 296p.

A study of the impact of caste and class on conceptions of gender, this book focuses on the lower castes/classes of South India. Examining the lives and work of 'untouchable' women in a village in Tamilnadu, the author explores the recently articulated critique of feminism that race, caste, and class may be more important factors than gender

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Caste
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Rural India

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