TY  - BOOK
AU  - Purushothaman,Sangeetha
TI  - The empowerment of women in India: grassroots women's networks and the state 
SN  - 0803993951
AV  - HQ1236.5.I4 P87 1997
U1  - 305.420954 21
PY  - 1997///
CY  - New Delhi, Thousand Oaks, Calif.
PB  - Sage
KW  - Women
KW  - Political activity
KW  - India
KW  - Women political activists
KW  - Social movements
N1  - 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
ER  -