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1 online resource (x, 190 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-183) and index. |
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The new 'good woman' : reconstructing patriarchal control. Where 'belonging to ... ' comes from ; Encounters with colonial and global capital ; Controlling women's sexuality ; The hijab--'brimming with politics' ; Reconstructing feminity ; Women working for patriarchy ; Mothers and violence ; Sexual abuse and patriarchy -- A thing of beauty and a boy forever--changing masculinities. From workers to worshippers--Sikhs and male identity ; The warrior guru ; Azad Kashmiris and transnational biradaris ; New Islamic groups and approaches ; Luton's club scene ; Gujaratis and the creation of a 'civilised' Hindu culture ; Masculinity, femininity and right-wing Hindu groups in Britain ; Discourses of Hindutva and the diaspora ; The Gujarat massacres : responses from Britain -- 'Mercy and wisdom of a government'? Race, culture and immigration control. Multiculturalism--reshaping culture in the interests of control ; Immigration, gender and 'credible witnesses' ; The two-year rule ; 'No recourse to public funds' ; The forced marriage intitiative--confronting South Asian patriarchy? ; Colonial counterparts of the forced marriage initiative ; Do only 'British' women need human rights? ; Giving women 'choice'? ; Honour crimes and multicultural constructions -- Making a spectacle of oneself--South Asian weddings in Britain. Bollywood and Europe mingle in the market ; The bride as spectacle or bahu as icon ; The bride's 'big day' ; The rise and rise of the cost of weddings ; The escalation of dowries--factors specific to Punjab ; The escalation of dowries--factors specific to Gujarat ; Demands from the groom's family ; Life after the wedding -- Psychiatry, violence and mental distress. When psychiatry colludes with patriarchy ; Rehab, respite, race and gender ; Self-harm and suicide ; An 'up and coming health authority' ; What is 'normal' for a man? |
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Contesting (mis)representations. Racism--a thing of the past? ; East is East ; A few messages from Bollywood ; Charismatic fathers -- Still fighting for justice--low-paid workers in a global market. Global workers ; Care homes--legitimising exploitation ; Sweatshops and Asian women's struggles : continuities and changes ; The restructuring of British industry : Smethwick as a microcosm ; Strikes in the service sector ; A comparision of two strikes ; Key strategies of the two strikes ; Attitudes of the trade union leadership ; The new 'era of partnership' -- Dreams, questions and struggles--reflections on a movement. Some early experiences of organising as Asian women ; Asian women's refuges, funding and the state ; 'Supporting people' policies ; Racism and the fragmentation of services ; Feminism is needed more than ever. |
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| Summary |
From schoolgirls to matriarchs, single mothers to extended families, and businesswomen to factory workers, the experience of Asian women in Britain today is polarised by class and religion. This book explores the lives and struggles of two generations of British Asian women to present a political account of their experiences: personal and public, individual and collective, their struggles take on power structures within the family, the community and, on occasion, the British state. Combining their personal testimony within a theoretical framework, Amrit Wilson locates their experiences in the wider context of global and regional politics. She examines the diverse issues that affect Asian women's lives, including: the impact of the feminist movement; domestic violence; marriage; representations of Asian women; and mental disturbance and suicide. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
South Asians -- Great Britain -- Social conditions.
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South Asians. |
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Great Britain. |
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Social conditions. |
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South Asians -- Great Britain -- Social life and customs.
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Manners and customs. |
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Women -- Great Britain -- Social conditions.
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Women. |
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Great Britain -- Ethnic relations.
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Ethnic relations. |
| Chronological Term |
Geschichte 1999-2006 |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Women. |
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Womyn. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Wilson, Amrit, 1941- Dreams, questions, struggles. London ; Ann Arbor, MI : Pluto, 2006 9780745318486 (DLC) 2006279082 (OCoLC)62307863 |
| ISBN |
9781849641326 electronic book |
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1849641323 electronic book |
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0745318487 hardback |
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9780745318486 hardback |
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0745318479 paperback |
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9780745318479 paperback |
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128172517X |
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9781281725172 |
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