The empowerment of women in India : grassroots women's networks and the state /
Sangeetha Purushothaman.
- New Delhi Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage, 1997.
- 384 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreword / Charles Tilly -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Material Conditions Shaping Grassroots Women's Lives and their Organizations -- 3. The Formation of the Swayam Shikshan Prayog Network -- 4. A Reconceptualization of Social Movement Theory in the Context of Women's Organizations in India -- 5. The Community Participation Approach -- 6. Engendering the State -- 7. The Process and Outcomes of Interaction in the Swayam Shikshan Prayog -- 8. Conclusions.
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Women--Political activity--India. Women political activists--India. Social movements--India.