Human rights as practice Dalit women securing livelihood entitlements in South India

This study is based on ethnographic fieldwork in three villages in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu, where Dalit women engage in struggles to secure or protect livelihood entitlements such as housing land or work. The research examines the processes of these women organising and evolving collect...

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Main Author: Mangubhai, Jayshree P.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New Delhi Oxford University Press 2014, 2014
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This study is based on ethnographic fieldwork in three villages in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu, where Dalit women engage in struggles to secure or protect livelihood entitlements such as housing land or work. The research examines the processes of these women organising and evolving collective action strategies to claim access to and control over livelihood resources in different contexts where they face social exclusion
Physical Description:1 online resource
ISBN:9780199082650