Field of One's Own Gender and Land Rights in South Asia (Record no. 49227)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780521429269
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Classification number 323.4 AGA
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Personal name Agarwal, Bina
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Title Field of One's Own Gender and Land Rights in South Asia
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Name of publisher, distributor, etc Cambridge University Press
Date of publication, distribution, etc 1994
Place of publication, distribution, etc New York
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Extent 572
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Title Cambridge South Asian Studies
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Summary, etc This is the first major study of gender and property in South Asia. In a pioneering and comprehensive analysis Bina Agarwal argues that the single most important economic factor affecting women's situation is the gender gap in command over property. In rural South Asia, the most significant form of property is arable land, a critical determinant of economic well-being, social status, and empowerment. But few women own land; fewer control it. Drawing on a vast range of interdisciplinary sources and her own field research, and tracing regional variations across five countries, the author investigates the complex barriers to women's land ownership and control, and how they might be overcome. The book makes significant and original contributions to theory and policy concerning land reforms, 'bargaining' and gender relations, women's status, and the nature of resistance.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Sexuality and Gender Studies
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Politics and Government
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Business and Economics
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Koha item type Book
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