Founding mothers of the Indian Republic : gender politics of the framing of the constitution /
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| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press,
2022
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| Series: | South Asia in the social sciences |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction : towards a feminist reading of the making of the Constitution -- In the shadow of the founding fathers -- In search of the missing mothers -- Women's moral imaginary and constitutional politics : 1927-1946 -- Patterns of participation : women members in the Constituent Assembly -- Writing the rights : inscribing constitutional morality -- Reformulating the 'woman question' : challenging customs and traditions after the framing -- Conclusion : remembering the founding mothers.