Mobility towards work and politics for women in Kerala State, India: A view from the histories of gender and space

Modern Asian Studies

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1147-1175

  Devika, J ^a   Thampi, Binitha V ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENT STUDIES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEMINISM; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; MOBILITY; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; TWENTIETH CENTURY; WOMENS STATUS; WORKING CONDITIONS;

INDIA; KERALA;

EID: 80054936075     PISSN: 0026749X     EISSN: 14698099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0026749X09000080     Document Type: Article

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