Dalit Women's Education in Modern India: Double Discrimination

by Shailaja Paik

Book Overview

Inspired by egalitarian doctrines, the Dalit communities in India have been fighting for basic human and civic rights since the middle of the nineteenth century. In this book, Shailaja Paik focuses on the struggle of Dalit women in one arena - the realm of formal education - and examines a range of interconnected social, cultural and political questions. What did education mean to women? How did changes in women's education affect their views of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815384149
• ISBN13: 9780815384144
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 372 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"