ABSTRACT
A study of the impact of caste and class on conceptions of gender, this book focuses on the lower castes/classes of South India. Examining the lives and work of ‘untouchable’ women in a village in Tamilnadu, the author explores the recently articulated critique of feminism that race, caste, and class may be more important factors than gender in a p
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part One|160 pages
The Politics of Cultural Contestation
part Two|18 pages
The Politics of Everyday Life
part Three|75 pages
Gender and Production Politics