Mobilizing Gender and Religion in India: The Role of Activism

by Nandini Deo

Religious nationalists and women's activists have transformed India over the past century. They debated the idea of India under colonial rule, shaped the constitutional structure of Indian democracy, and questioned the legitimacy of the postcolonial consensus, as they politicized one dimension of identity.

Using a historical comparative approach, the book argues that external events, activist agency in strategizing, and the political...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138851124
• ISBN13: 9781138851122
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 174 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"