POWER OF GENDER & THE GENDER OF POWER

Is it possible to recover the histories of gender for early India? How can gender analyses enrich our understanding of early India today? Drawing upon a range of textual traditions this unique collection examines the significance of gender in the reconstruction of India's past. It goes beyond the simple binaries of a high or low status for women to explore the diversities and complexities of gender relations in early India.. Kumkum Roy draws attention to distinct strategies through which identit...See More