The conditions of politics: low-caste women's political agency in contemporary north Indian society

Feminist Review

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 113-134

  Ciotti, Manuela ^a  

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Author keywords

Agency; Comparative politics; Household gender relations; Low caste women; North Indian society; Political participation

Indexed keywords

EID: 62449269033     PISSN: 01417789     EISSN: 14664380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/fr.2008.42     Document Type: Review

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