Women and Violence in India: Gender, Oppression and the Politics of Neoliberalism
Title | Women and Violence in India: Gender, Oppression and the Politics of Neoliberalism |
Publication Type | Book |
Year of Publication | 2020 |
Authors | Bradley, Tamsin |
Number of Pages | 252 |
Publisher | I.B. Tauris |
City | London |
Abstract | Unwilling to simply accept patriarchy as the answer, Tamsin Bradley presents new research examining how different groups in India conceptualise violence against women, revealing beliefs around religion, caste and gender that render aggression socially acceptable. She also analyses the role that neoliberalism, and its corollary consumerism, play in reducing women to commodity objects for barter or exchange. Unpacking varied conservative, liberal and neoliberal ideologies active in India today, Bradley argues that they can converge unexpectedly to normalise violence against women. Due to these complex and overlapping factors, rates of violence against women in India have actually increased despite decades of feminist campaigning. |
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