Relocating gender in Sikh history
This unique book attempts to study Sikh history and culture, lauded for its militaristic, hyper-masculine character by India's colonial rulers, from a feminist perspective, an approach that is unprecedented. Beginning with early Sikh history, the author explores 'male/female' construc...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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New Delhi
Oxford University Press
2006, 2006
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Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Summary: | This unique book attempts to study Sikh history and culture, lauded for its militaristic, hyper-masculine character by India's colonial rulers, from a feminist perspective, an approach that is unprecedented. Beginning with early Sikh history, the author explores 'male/female' constructs and demonstrates in her analysis of the Singh Sabha movement that gender politics (as based on Victorian notions of gender) were pivotal to this endeavour |
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Item Description: | Originally published: 2003 |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
ISBN: | 9780199081950 |