Zealous reformers and deadly laws (Record no. 2292)
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| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780761936374 (pbk.) |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Class No. | 305.42 |
| DDC Edition No. | 22 |
| Item number | KIS |
| 100 1# - FIRST AUTHOR (IF A PERSON) | |
| Name of author | Kishwar, Madhu. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Zealous reformers and deadly laws |
| Sub-title | battling stereotypes |
| Statement of responsibility | Madhu Purnima Kishwar. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Los Angeles |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Sage Publications |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2008. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| No. of pages | 419 p. |
| Dimensions | 22 cm. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | From Manusmitri to Madhusmriti : flagellating a mythical enemy -- Zealous reformers and deadly laws : the conflicting interpretations and politics of Sati -- Naive outpourings of a self-hating Indian : Deepa Mehta's fire -- Allies or adversaries? the continuing hold of traditional female moral exemplars in India -- Learning to take people seriously -- Dowry : to ensure her happiness or to disinherit her? -- Using women as a pretext for censorship : the indecent representation of women (prohibition) bill -- Women's organizations I : vengeance squads, firefighters or counsellors? -- Women's organizations II : the pressure of unrealistic expectations -- Laws against domestic violence : underused or abused? -- Well-intentioned but over ambitious : a review of the new domestic violence act -- Destined to fail : inherent flaws in the anti-dowry legislation -- Toiling without rights : Ho women of Singhbhum -- Inheritance rights for women : a response to some commonly expressed fears -- Nature of women's mobilization in rural India -- The logic of quotas : women's movement splits on the reservation bill -- Indian politics : encourages durgas, snubs women -- Enhancing women's representation in legislatures : an alternative to the government bill for women's reservation -- Lack of gender solidarity : systematic degrading of women politicians. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Subject heading | Women's rights |
| Geographic subdivision | India. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Subject heading | Sex role |
| Geographic subdivision | India. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Subject heading | Women |
| General subdivision | Legal status, laws, etc. |
| Geographic subdivision | India. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan (e.g. reference copy) | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Accession No | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | Mahanirban Calcutta Research Group Library | Mahanirban Calcutta Research Group Library | 02/11/2022 | 305.42 KIS | Z101 | 02/11/2022 | 02/11/2022 | Books |