WOMEN AND DEVELOPMENT (SELF, SOCIETY AND EMPOWERMENT) (Jupb Series)

This book explores notions of development as they relate to women and representations of women in society and literature across the world. Multidisciplinary in its approach, the essays in this volume examine subjects such as womens writing, dialectics of the self and society, as well as empowerment, to trace womens negotiation for space. To this end, Women and Development: Self, Society and Empowerment makes a significant contribution to womens studies. Divided into four sections, the essays by eminent scholars of South Asia provide a rich diversity of viewpoints in aspects of womens empowerment and representation, gender discrimination and the role of women in ancient and modern workplaces. The book also provides insights into important areas of womens education, legal rights, and subaltern (re)configurations in the twentieth and twentyfirst centuries.