Purushothaman, Sangeetha, 1963-
The empowerment of women in India : grassroots women's networks and the state / Sangeetha Purushothaman. - New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage, 1998. - 384 p. : ill., map. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreword / Introduction -- The Material Conditions Shaping Grassroots Women's Lives and their Organizations -- The Formation of the Swayam Shikshan Prayog Network -- A Reconceptualization of Social Movement Theory in the Context of Women's Organizations in India -- The Community Participation Approach -- Engendering the State -- The Process and Outcomes of Interaction in the Swayam Shikshan Prayog -- Conclusions. Charles Tilly -- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
0803993951 (alk. paper) 080399396X (pbk. : alk. paper)
97031053
Women--Political activity--India.
Women political activists--India.
Social movements--India.
HQ1236.5.I4 / P87 1997
305.420954 / PUE
The empowerment of women in India : grassroots women's networks and the state / Sangeetha Purushothaman. - New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage, 1998. - 384 p. : ill., map. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreword / Introduction -- The Material Conditions Shaping Grassroots Women's Lives and their Organizations -- The Formation of the Swayam Shikshan Prayog Network -- A Reconceptualization of Social Movement Theory in the Context of Women's Organizations in India -- The Community Participation Approach -- Engendering the State -- The Process and Outcomes of Interaction in the Swayam Shikshan Prayog -- Conclusions. Charles Tilly -- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
0803993951 (alk. paper) 080399396X (pbk. : alk. paper)
97031053
Women--Political activity--India.
Women political activists--India.
Social movements--India.
HQ1236.5.I4 / P87 1997
305.420954 / PUE