Overview
- Examines how different forms of race, class and gender discrimination intersect in the lives and experiences of Anglo-Indian women
- Argues that historical gendering of the Anglo-Indian community has concrete consequences for contemporary women
- Highlights the multiple patriarchal dominations faced by anglo-Indian women in post-colonial India
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Keywords
- women in post-colonial India
- marginalisation of Anglo-Indian women
- historical gendering of the Anglo-Indian community
- discrimination and gender in India
- gender relations in India
- women and patriarchy in India
- Anglo-Indian community and stereotypes
- race, class and gender discrimination in India
- gender and sexuality
About this book
The study considers two generations of Anglo-Indian women in post-colonial India, and their social interaction with their community. It explores Anglo-Indian women as part of a cultural whole and as participants in the mainstream cultural claims of India. It notably highlights the marginalisation of Anglo-Indian women in decision-making, focusing on the multiple patriarchal dominations they face, and how it impacts on their role within society. It argues that the historical gendering of the Anglo-Indian community has concrete consequences in terms of familial, cultural and organizational links with the diaspora, perceptions and attitudes of other Indian communities towards the Anglo-Indian community in schools, neighborhoods and workplaces and significant discriminations based on colour of skin, economic resources and conformity to gender stereotypes. Examining how different forms of race, class and gender discrimination intersect in the lives and experiences of Anglo-Indian women, this work provides insights into contemporary gender relations in India, and is a key read for scholars in gender and sociology, as well as minority and diaspora studies.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Anglo-Indian Women in Transition
Book Subtitle: Pride, Prejudice and Predicament
Authors: Sudarshana Sen
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4654-4
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-4653-7Published: 11 August 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-5192-1Published: 09 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-4654-4Published: 03 August 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 202
Topics: Women's Studies, Development and Post-Colonialism, Asian History, Gender and Sexuality